McDonald's cuts back on Ronald McDonald appearances amid creepy clown concerns

<p>One clown who won&#39;t be sneaking up on people anytime soon?</p><p>Ronald McDonald. Yep, the McDonald&#39;s mascot.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/mcdonald-s-just-revamped-its-chicken-nuggets/">McDonald's Just Revamped Its Chicken Nuggets</a></b></p><p>While Ronald has been making fast-food customers smile for the past half century, other creepier clowns have recently been terrorizing towns across America.</p><p>&quot;I just got chased by a clown up into my door of my apartment,&quot; an unnamed caller&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z05Bwl3DTDk" target="_blank">told 911</a>.</p><p>&quot;A student received a message from Bobby Daklown. It said all of the Gallatin County schools would be shot up,&quot; said a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QNM8VKsAjw" target="_blank">WKRC reporter</a>.</p><p>Author Stephen King tried to&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/783018957263568896" target="_blank">reassure people on Twitter</a>&nbsp;that most of the clowns are &quot;good&quot; a tad ironic since he wrote book in 1986 about a demonic entity that takes the shape of a clown.</p><p>But people are still freaked out. So McDonald&#39;s decided to not parade Ronald around much until sightings of the sinister clowns die out.</p><p>A spokeswoman for the fast-food company&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/creepy-clown-craze-claims-new-victim-ronald-mcdonald-n664721" target="_blank">told NBC</a>, &quot;McDonald&#39;s and franchisees in the local markets are mindful of the current climate of clown sightings in communities and as such are being thoughtful in respect to Ronald McDonald&#39;s participation in community events for the time being.&quot;</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/economics-nobel-prize-awarded-for-work-on-contract-theory/">Contracts May Be Boring, But They Won These 2 Men A Nobel Prize</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/these-immigrants-are-injecting-billions-into-the-us-economy/">These Successful Immigrants Are Injecting Billions Into The US Economy</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/mylan-accused-of-overcharging-government-for-epipen/">EpiPen Maker May Have Cheated Government Out Of Millions Of Dollars</a></li></ul>