Robert Downey Jnr. Walks out during interview London

[Niamh.]

dead right too, he's only there promoting his new movie

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[Scarlett.]

Don't blame him, C4 has fallen so far, they only live off shock pieces now. Unlike ITV and BBC, Channel 4 doesn't really have any heavy hitters to keep it going, so it depends on crap and shockumentaries.

[arista]

Yes Kristen was out of order
He is in Top Kids and young people film
not going back to junkie in the gutter time
when he was not getting roles.

This presenter has form
when a American Top Director
told him No - Butt Out 2013

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[Crimson Dynamo]

poor guy

there was him wanting free publicity to make him even richer and that guy asked him a hard question

my heart bleeds

[Niamh.]

poor guy

there was him wanting free publicity to make him even richer and that guy asked him a hard question

my heart bleeds

It's not what he was there to do, he was there to promote his new film. I would have walked out as well if I were him.

Anyway Age of Ultron doesn't need that much promotion, I'm going to see it tonight, can't wait

[arista]

poor guy

there was him wanting free publicity to make him even richer and that guy asked him a hard question

my heart bleeds


No LT thats the deal
its Movie talk.

Kristen is Naughty

[Crimson Dynamo]

he looks pretty good for 50

[arista]

he looks pretty good for 50


Yes he does need questions
on Dope etc

[Firewire]

I don't know why those questions were asked... It was completely irrelevant. I do think Robert came across as extremely arrogant though, even before the personal questions.

[Crimson Dynamo]

yes he dealt with it like a big spoiled twat

[Kazanne]

He could have used it to his advantage and told people it is possible to turn your life around and hasn't he made all his drug problems etc public anyway? Probably wasn't the best question to ask him,but to walk out was a tad childish.

[Niamh.]

He could have used it to his advantage and told people it is possible to turn your life around and hasn't he made all his drug problems etc public anyway? Probably wasn't the best question to ask him,but to walk out was a tad childish.

He's probably fed up to the back teeth of talking about it all the time, he probably wants to move on and forward now. Avengers is a fun, family movie, as should these interviews promoting the film

[Kizzy]

I'm surprised at that, springing those kinds of questions during a film promo? Ashamed of you Kristian :nono:

[Crimson Dynamo]

He's probably fed up to the back teeth of talking about it all the time, he probably wants to move on and forward now. Avengers is a fun, family movie, as should these interviews promoting the film

he is lucky they get an interview - why should his film company get a free advert when other companies not

ungrateful dick

[Niamh.]

he is lucky they get an interview - why should his film company get a free advert when other companies not

ungrateful dick

Is Robert Downey Jnr lucky to get an Interview or is C4 lucky to get a an interview with him? :think:

[Ammi]

..he goes to talk about a movie and Krishnan starts to ask him about depression/dark periods/his dad and drug past..I don't think he came across as arrogant at all but just stunned by the questioning...Krishnan is an idiot...

[arista]

..he goes to talk about a movie and Krishnan starts to ask him about depression/dark periods/his dad and drug past..I don't think he came across as arrogant at all but just stunned by the questioning...Krishnan is an idiot...


No thats his style
he did not tell the agent lady
that looks after Downey.

He looks at her she nods
and he walks


He broke the rules
but is now in the Papers
Ch4HDNews (ITN)
are loving it.

[Ammi]

..yeah it's his style to be an idiot and try to talk about personal stuff when that's not what has been agreed and isn't what's expected...maybe someone should ask him about his personal life and past when he's not expecting it...

[arista]

..yeah it's his style to be an idiot and try to talk about personal stuff when that's not what has been agreed and isn't what's expected...maybe someone should ask him about his personal life and past when he's not expecting it...


Yes he's even is on FoxNewsHD

Ch4HDNews is a Bitch

[Crimson Dynamo]

wotsit is a journo, its his job

if he had said to his pr, i want to do an interview where we talk about his past what do you think he would have said?

[GiRTh]

poor guy

there was him wanting free publicity to make him even richer and that guy asked him a hard question

my heart bleedsand when Farage gets asked tough questions you complain. I don't get the logic

[Lostie!]

As much as I agree that it was inappropriate to ask these questions when he's there to simply promote a movie, I think he could have just said "I don't want to talk about that" instead of the whole walk-out thing. Krishnan did say just before "You can answer them if you want to or not if you don't".

I also get the impression that he didn't really want to ask him about that, he was really hesitant and seemed nervous. I get the feeling he was told to do it tbh.

[arista]

As much as I agree that it was inappropriate to ask these questions when he's there to simply promote a movie, I think he could have just said "I don't want to talk about that" instead of the whole walk-out thing. Krishnan did say just before "You can answer them if you want to or not if you don't".

I also get the impression that he didn't really want to ask him about that, he was really hesitant and seemed nervous. I get the feeling he was told to do it tbh.

Yes Downey pointed out he was moving his leg faster

The best look was Downey to his agent
then its over

Rules broken

[Crimson Dynamo]

and when Farage gets asked tough questions you complain. I don't get the logic

not girth shoehorning in a ukip reference in celeb news?


:hehe:

[Crimson Dynamo]

i bet if c4 guy had said "i think your movie sucked" he would have stormed out as well

:fan:

[Ammi]

As much as I agree that it was inappropriate to ask these questions when he's there to simply promote a movie, I think he could have just said "I don't want to talk about that" instead of the whole walk-out thing. Krishnan did say just before "You can answer them if you want to or not if you don't".

I also get the impression that he didn't really want to ask him about that, he was really hesitant and seemed nervous. I get the feeling he was told to do it tbh.

..maybe because he's done it before and got the same response, so he would be apprehensive about that happening again, which it did because it wasn't the appropriate time...it's not something that should have been done without Robert being asked and agreeing to it...

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/22/19/27DFFBDC00000578-3051099-image-a-11_1429728042000.jpg

TIMELINE OF ROBERT DOWNEY JR'S DECADE-LONG DRUG DOWNFALL:nono:
1971 - Robert Downey Sr starts supplying his six-year-old son with marijuana
1991 - Breaks up with girlfriend Sarah Jessica Parker because of his drug issues
May 1992 - Marries actress/singer Deborah Falconer after 42-day courtship
September 1993 - Birth of Indio Downey
April 1996 - Arrested for possessing heroin, cocaine, and unloaded handgun while speeding down Sunset Boulevard
May 1996 - While on parole, a high Downey trespasses on neighbor's home and is found passed out in one of the beds. Sentenced to three years probation and compulsory drug testing.
1997 - Misses court-ordered drug test and spends four months in L.A. County jail
1999 - Misses another court-ordered drug test and spends the next year in California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and state prison in Corcoran, California
2000 - Released early from prison on $5,000 bail and goes on to secure celebrated role on Ally McBeal
Thanksgiving 2000 - Arrested at Palm Springs spa after police search his room and find Downey under the influence of a controlled substance and in possession of cocaine and Valium
2001 - Splits with Falconer, who gains custody of Indio
April 2001 - Officer finds Downey wandering barefoot in Culver City and arrests him on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs. Tests show he had cocaine in his system
July 2001 - Pleads no contest to Palm Springs charges, and avoids jail time. Is sent to rehab instead and put on three-year probation
January 2003 - Appears in film The Singing Detective, after friend Mel Gibson pays his insurance bond for the movie.
July 2003 - Downey achieves sobriety
August 2005 - Marries film producer Susan Levin
February 2012 - Son Exton Elias Downey is born
October 2013 - Indio Downey sent to rehab for prescription drug abuse


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3051099/Robert-Downey-Jr-storms-Channel-4-interview-drug-questions.html#ixzz3Y8eJVWFM

[GiRTh]

not girth shoehorning in a ukip reference in celeb news?


:hehe:Merely pointing out that you called Evan Davis a 'try hard', 'disgrace to the BBC' during his interview with a man who want to lead the country but you have no problem with an actor getting grilled about his past.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Merely pointing out that you called Evan Davis a 'try hard', 'disgrace to the BBC' during his interview with a man who want to lead the country but you have no problem with an actor getting grilled about his past.

yes the parallels are quite compelling

i see what you did there

:rolleyes:

[GiRTh]

yes the parallels are quite compelling

i see what you did there

:rolleyes:And you called Evan Davis a'Metro tw*t. Why dont you tell us why its OK to grill an actor while he's promoting a film but Farage interview was such an outrage in an election cycle?.

[Calderyon]

Maybe Downey should have just said that "I´m not answering that" and then move on.

But i understand his reaction as the question was out of order.

[Niamh.]

As much as I agree that it was inappropriate to ask these questions when he's there to simply promote a movie, I think he could have just said "I don't want to talk about that" instead of the whole walk-out thing. Krishnan did say just before "You can answer them if you want to or not if you don't".

I also get the impression that he didn't really want to ask him about that, he was really hesitant and seemed nervous. I get the feeling he was told to do it tbh.

he did say that but if you watch the other video that Arista posted where he's interviewing Quentin Tarantino something similar happened and Quentin says to him numerous times (after the interviewer says he doesn't have to answer) that he doesn't want to talk about that yet he still keeps on and on

[Ammi]

Maybe Downey should have just said that "I´m not answering that" and then move on.

But i understand his reaction as the question was out of order.

..yeah it's a hindsight thing though, at the time he looked stunned and just reacted but he shouldn't have been put in that position in a film promotion interview...

[Scarlett.]

It's obvious he pushes interviewees for reactions. Reactions = More views.

[GypsyGoth]

..he goes to talk about a movie and Krishnan starts to ask him about depression/dark periods/his dad and drug past..I don't think he came across as arrogant at all but just stunned by the questioning...Krishnan is an idiot...

:worship:

[Crimson Dynamo]

And you called Evan Davis a'Metro tw*t. Why dont you tell us why its OK to grill an actor while he's promoting a film but Farage interview was such an outrage in an election cycle?.

i have no problem with either grilling but trying to troll someone as evan was doing and so badly was just bad tv


oh and nigel did not storm off or get mad he was very, very tolerant

[GiRTh]

i have no problem with either grilling but trying to troll someone as evan was doing and so badly was just bad tv


oh and nigel did not storm off or get mad he was very, very tolerantThis isnt what you were saying at the time. Posting positive comments to the interview just minutes after it ended and sometimes during.

[Livia]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Robert Downey Jr...

[Niamh.]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Robert Downey Jr...

:laugh:

Thor is better though rawwwwr

[Ammi]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Robert Downey Jr...

..and this really...

[Kyle]

Give the guy a break ffs, he nearly died saving us from a hostile alien race.

[Livia]

Yeah, Thor's okay... but RD Jr... he could have me tonight.

[Crimson Dynamo]

This isnt what you were saying at the time. Posting positive comments to the interview just minutes after it ended and sometimes during.
i posted nothing positive about the style of interview or the chap who conducted it. It was a let down - Andrew Neil would have been much, much better

[Crimson Dynamo]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Robert Downey Jr...

:fist: Get out

we are discussing his dreadful druggy past and his petulance

neem is taking her kids to see this train wreck tonite

Its nothing short of a disgrace. Even Girth is horrified :omgno:

[Niamh.]

Yeah, Thor's okay... but RD Jr... he could have me tonight.

Seriously though :flutter:

http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2015022/rs_500x200-150122112812-tumblr_n3v7rxzdi11tsvbbno2_500.gif

[GiRTh]

i posted nothing positive about the style of interview or the chap who conducted it. It was a let down - Andrew Neil would have been much, much betterI didnt find it a let down I found it very entertaining.

Anyway on topic, I dont think an actor should have to justify their past in an interview where they are promoting a film. I dont get why Krishnan keep doing this after his Tarantino interview but I reckon if he does it one more time it will be the last time C4 news get an interview like this. To grill an actor like this is just plain stupid. Its just silly point scoring. I think the film companies will start to deny c4 news access to their stars and Krishnan can ask himself if his style of questioning was really worth it.

[Niamh.]

I didnt find it a let down I found it very entertaining.

Anyway on topic, I dont think an actor should have to justify their past in an interview where they are promoting a film. I dont get why Krishnan keep doing this after his Tarantino interview but I reckon if he does it one more time it will be the last time C4 news get an interview like this. To grill an actor like this is just plain stupid. Its just silly point scoring. I think the film companies will start to deny c4 news access to their stars and Krishnan can ask himself if his style of questioning was really worth it.

Well you can bet both Tarantino and Downey Jnr won't want to be interviewed by him again anyway

[GiRTh]

Well you can bet both Tarantino and Downey Jnr won't want to be interviewed by him again anywayAgree., Next time they have a film out they'll do the Graham Norton Show, Jonathon Ross but strangely no interview with C4 News.

[Lostie!]

..maybe because he's done it before and got the same response, so he would be apprehensive about that happening again, which it did because it wasn't the appropriate time...it's not something that should have been done without Robert being asked and agreeing to it...

he did say that but if you watch the other video that Arista posted where he's interviewing Quentin Tarantino something similar happened and Quentin says to him numerous times (after the interviewer says he doesn't have to answer) that he doesn't want to talk about that yet he still keeps on and on

Yeah, very good points. This is at least the second time it's happened and, like Ammi said, they should have run this past him before starting the interview.

I just think a "No, I'm not here to talk about that" would have been better than the walk-out, but of course if he continued pressing after that then I'd have no problem with him ending the interview. But yeah, I definitely think it was inappropriate. It also seems that C4 are a little proud of the controversy they've courted with this with their upload of the clip online.

[Ammi]

Yeah, very good points. This is at least the second time it's happened and, like Ammi said, they should have run this past him before starting the interview.

I just think a "No, I'm not here to talk about that" would have been better than the walk-out, but of course if he continued pressing after that then I'd have no problem with him ending the interview. But yeah, I definitely think it was inappropriate. It also seems that C4 are a little proud of the controversy they've courted with this with their upload of the clip online.

...hmmm, I'm not sure Lostie whether they would be proud of it because they didn't actually get the interview with him walking out whereas other channels will so they kind of lose out and will they keep paying a high salary which I presume he gets to an interviewer who keeps getting 'non interviews' if he keeps on doing it...so basically giving them nothing..

[Shaun]

He's always been an arrogant prat tbh.

[arista]

He's always been an arrogant prat tbh.

If you mean the Actor


How Dare You


He works Harder Than You