'Two and a Half Men' star Jones rips sitcom for 'filth'

Bill Keveney, USA TODAY | USATODAY

Two and a Half Men has a new critic — and he's on the inside.

In a YouTube video, Angus T. Jones, who plays the teen Jake Harper on the CBS sitcom, tells viewers not to watch the series because it contains "filth." His comments are part of a religious testimony given to The Forerunner Chronicles.

"If you watch Two and a Half Men, please stop watching Two and a Half Men. I'm on Two and a Half Men. I don't want to be on it. ... Please stop filling your head with filth," he says just past the 7-minute mark of the video.

He continues: "Do some research on the effects of television and your brain, and I promise you you'll have a decision to make when it comes to television and especially with what you watch on the television. It's bad news. ... I don't know if it means any more coming from me, but you might not have heard it otherwise."

Jones gives his testimony sitting with a representative of The Forerunner Chronicles in his trailer on the Warner Bros. studio lot, where the series is filmed.

Jones, 19, who began on Men as a boy, has grown up during its 10-season run (Thursdays, 8:30 ET/PT).

The series, one of TV's most popular shows over its run, has been criticized at times for its adult-oriented content. And it ran into a publicity buzzsaw in spring 2011 when star Charlie Sheen was fired after making disparaging comments about show creator Chuck Lorre, though it recovered with the addition of Ashton Kutcher to the cast that fall.

Warner Bros., which produces Men, declined comment on Jones' statements.