#12: “Bottom-feeding Muckraker”
Robert Downey Jr. had some harsh words for Channel 4 News reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy after a trainwreck interview. Robert sat down with Krishnan to promote his movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, and things veered off track pretty quickly. It all started because Krishnan started asking questions that Robert didn’t appreciate.
Krishnan brought up Robert’s past struggles with substance abuse and his strained relationship with his father. Robert wasn’t having it and responded with, “What are we doing? Are we promoting a movie?” He stormed off set shortly after that. He talked about the experience with Howard Stern, where he harshly described Krishnan as a “syphilitic parasite” and “bottom-feeding muckraker.” It’s safe to assume Robert is not a fan.