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Kevin Bacon, star of 鈥淭he Following,鈥� apologized to fans after he revealed a crucial plot point for his show before international audiences would have seen the episode.

Bacon retweeted a comment from a fan that revealed the spoiler. A user named @jodigomes had tweeted approval of a recent plot development, which was a major twist for the show.

The actor apologized for retweeting the spoiler.

鈥淭o all the fans abroad and late watchers I'm truly sorry I retweeted a spoiler,鈥� the actor tweeted on April 9. 鈥淚 just wasn't thinking. Won't happen again.鈥�

Bacon also posted a similar apology on his website, with the website version ending in 鈥�(My bad).鈥�

Bacon plays a former FBI agent named Ryan Hardy who is brought back on the job after a serial killer he helped catch escapes from prison. The killer, Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), has amassed a group of fanatical followers who will do anything to help Carroll succeed in his plot against Ryan. Further complicating matters is the fact that Ryan became involved in a relationship with Joe鈥檚 ex-wife.

Williamson told Entertainment Weekly that he mentioned to his agent, 鈥淚 want to get someone like Kevin Bacon鈥� when discussing the part of Hardy. His agent replied, 鈥淲hat about Kevin Bacon?鈥�

The show is quickly approaching the end of its first season, with the last episode set to air April 29, but the 鈥淔ollowing鈥� network, Fox, has already renewed the show for a second season.聽

Bacon broke out with his lead role in the 1984 film 鈥淔ootloose鈥� and has since appeared in films such as 鈥淎pollo 13,鈥� 鈥淢ystic River鈥� and 鈥淐razy, Stupid, Love鈥� as well as guest-starring on the TV show 鈥淏ored to Death.鈥� Purefoy starred as Mark Antony on the HBO series 鈥淩ome鈥� and recently appeared in the Showtime comedy 鈥淓pisodes.鈥�