A US principal has been left red-faced after his speech at a graduation event was shown to have plagiarized Ashton KutcherB次元官网网址檚 Teen Choice Awards speech from 2013.

Kenny DeMoss from Parkersburg High School in West Virginia gave the address on May 23, and graduate Abby Smith thought maybe sheB次元官网网址檇 heard it all before.

After a cursory search, she found she had indeed heard the speech before and made a video splicing KutcherB次元官网网址檚 speech with DeMossB次元官网网址�, showing swathes of it were identical.

Some students have suggested that as well as the Dude WhereB次元官网网址檚 My Car? actor being an unlikely source of inspiration for a high-school principal, DeMoss even lifted personal anecdotes from KutcherB次元官网网址檚 life and ascribed them to his own.

DeMoss sent an audio message to parents and posted a statement on the schoolB次元官网网址檚 Facebook page. DeMoss apologized for any offence but didnB次元官网网址檛 seem to apologize for the plagiarism, putting it down to an innocent mistake.

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In the now deleted message, DeMoss cited his credentials writing, B次元官网网址渋ntriguing was completely my word. Trying to be intriguing has helped me pursue and obtain three masters degrees. I believe being really smart is the most interesting thing about a person. IB次元官网网址檝e learned that as a principal and a coach.B次元官网网址�

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