Jason's wife wrote on behalf of the Russell family-
"Thank you to everyone concerned with Jason and his health. Jason has dedicated his adult life to this cause, leading up to KONY 2012. We thought a few thousand people would see the film, but in less than a week, millions of people around the world saw it. While that attention was great for raising awareness about Joseph Kony, it also brought a lot of attention to Jason-and, because of how personal the film is, many of the attacks against it were also very personal, and Jason took them very hard.
Let us say up front- that Jason has never had a substance abuse or drinking problem, and this episode wasn't caused by either of those things. But yes, he did some irrational things brought on by extreme exhaustion. On our end- the focus remains on his health, and protecting our family. We'll take care of Jason, you take care of the work.
The message of the film remains the same: stop at nothing."
Invisible Children has also put out a video featuring co-founder Ben Keesey in regards to Jason Russell's arrest. Link is below-
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