Ashton Kutcher will appear in the May issue of Details Magazine and already it's generated controversy as some of the rather violent photos were already leaked online, making their rounds in the blogosphere. The cover of the magazine shows a very hip-looking Kutcher with the caption, "Ashton Kutcher Gets His Ass Kicked".
Leafing through the magazine, there are pictures of a bloodied Kutcher and other photos showing the actor bound by duct tape and hanging from a metal pole a few feet off the ground. The photo shoot was done by famed photographer Steve Klein.
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