Mc Richard Paglicawan
Krishnan Guru-Murthy has made headlines again with yet another press junket interview that took a controversial turn towards awkward discomfort.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy attempted to dig into the past troubles of Robert Downey Jr. during an interview to promote the highly-anticipated release of his new movie, “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” The 50-year-old actor became noticeably more uncomfortable when Guru-Murthy referred to a 2008 interview in which the star opened up about how his time in prison affected him, at one point asking: “Are we promoting a movie?”
As Guru-Murthy brought the interview back towards the star’s personal life – referencing past interviews where he spoke about his relationship with his father, drinking and drugs – Downey Jr said: “I’m sorry, I really don’t… what are we doing?”
The actor then made a hasty exit as Guru-Murthy tried to apologise, quipping “it’s just getting a little Diane Sawyer in here” as he left the room.
The interview aired in full on tonight’s edition of Channel 4 News, but Guru-Murthy took to Twitter this afternoon to tease the awkward encounter. He wrote: “Oh dear. Abrupt end to our Robert Downey Jr interview when we started talking about jail and drugs.”
In October last year, Krishnan took part in a now-famously awkward interview with British star Richard Ayoade, who was promoting his book. After five minutes or so of tussling with the IT Crowd star, trying to get something interesting out of the interview, Krishnan brought it to an end.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy was even criticized directly for his interviewing skills, to the extent of being referred to as the “worst interviewer of all time.” “Krishnan Guru-Murthy may be the worst interviewer of all time,” said @laurajanecops on Twitter.
