Robert Downey Jr Walked Out Of An Interview Midway After Being Asked About His Dark Past

Robert Downey Jr. struggled with drug addiction, including cocaine, and faced multiple arrests and stints in rehab facilities.

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00:00 Robert Downey Jr. is a well-known actor famous for his roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

00:05 as Tony Stark, Iron Man and other acclaimed films.

00:09 He has a dark past which often comes up during his media interactions.

00:13 While celebrities occasionally experience challenging or uncomfortable interviews, Robert

00:18 got up in the middle of an interview when he was asked about his dark past.

00:24 The Iron Man actor struggled with drug addiction, including cocaine, and faced multiple arrests

00:29 and stints in rehab facilities.

00:32 These personal struggles took a toll on his career, creating hindrances and a negative

00:37 impact on his public image.

00:40 Going back to 2015, Robert Downey Jr. was on a promotion for Avengers Age of Ultron.

00:47 However, things took an unpleasant turn during the British leg of his campaign.

00:53 The actor walked out an interview in the middle with Krishnagurumurthy and later called him

00:57 "bottom-feeding muckraker."

00:59 He took a drastic step after the interview for beginning asking about his dark past,

01:04 which makes him uneasy.

01:06 Now after so many years, a snippet of the video is going viral on the internet and netizens

01:11 are reacting, appreciating Robert for handling the situation after being humiliated in the

01:15 interview.

01:16 One wrote, "The interviewer deserved it.

01:19 He knew that our DJ didn't feel comfortable answering the question and kept on asking,

01:24 which was really rude."

01:25 The second user wrote, "Imagine getting all that education and then waste it on making

01:30 people feel bad and knowing our DJ hates you."

01:33 The third user wrote, "That wasn't an interview, that was an interrogation, which the interviewer

01:38 has no rights to do.

01:39 He is just trying to start a whole drama around our DJ's past and see how it backfires."

01:45 One more wrote, "I think it's good that he walked out.

01:48 I mean he has done so much and come so far reflecting back on his past was obviously

01:53 uncalled for and unacceptable.

01:56 So I have a huge respect for our DJ."

01:59 So what are your thoughts about this scene?

02:01 Let us know in the comment section.

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