GUEST STAR JOHN DELUCA OF ABC FAMILY'S "TWISTED" TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE TWITTER CHAT WITH FANS DURING THE SERIES' EAST COAST BROADCAST TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

Burbank, CA (August 12, 2013) - John DeLuca, who guest stars as Danny's soccer teammate Cole Farrell on "Twisted," will participate in a live chat with fans via Twitter during the East Coast broadcast of the show on Tuesday, August 13th, from 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. PT.

To ask John a question, fans should tweet at his handle @Johnny_DeLuca and include the hashtag #TwistedChat in their tweets. In the all-new episode titled "Poison of Interest," Coach Chandler gets fired for covering up Cole's poisoning and Regina's mother Gloria (Jessica Tuck) targets Danny for expulsion from Green Grove High. A hearing is scheduled with the school board to decide if Danny should be expelled, and things look grim for Danny when even his best friends are hesitant to defend him. Meanwhile, Kyle finds a troubling connection between the Desai family and Green Grove City Hall. After he pays a visit to Mayor Rollins (Christopher Cousins), he is not thrilled to learn that a private investigator, Marilyn Rossi (Stacy Haiduk), has been assigned to his case. Lacey makes an effort to reconnect with her girlfriends. Rico scrambles to stop the spread of a telltale video that could rip friendships apart and hurt someone he cares about deeply.

"Twisted" is executive-produced by Gavin Polone, David Babcock and Adam Milch, who also wrote the pilot. The drama stars Avan Jogia, Maddie Hasson, Kylie Bunbury, Kimberly Quinn, Sam Robards, Ashton Moio and Denise Richards. The series is produced by Prodco, Inc.

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