Breaking: James Franco has joined Twitter

In the single most important news story of 2011 so far, James Franco — or as he will henceforth be known, @jamesfranco — has joined Twitter. Whether the whole thing is an elaborate piece of performance art in the making, a personal gift to bloggers everywhere, or a way to fill the spare time no one knew he had, remains to be seen.

While we wait for further developments, let's all take a minute to consider these weighty, historic words (and accompanying TwitVid):