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Downey Jr.'s Nodding-Off Attributed To Debbie Matenopoulos's Droning Voice, Not A Heroin Relapse
Posted by Seth at 7:20 AM on August 6, 2008
We have been overcome today by a tidal wave of sympathy for everyone's favourite non-silly-voiced summer superhero Robert Downey Jr., who just can't seem to catch a break on his Tropic Thunder press junket. No sooner had he been ambushed by a rogue reporter from the I'm A Drunken Stoned Moron Entertainment News Syndicate, he then came face to face with E!'s Debbie Matenopoulos.
We have been overcome today by a tidal wave of sympathy for everyone's favourite non-silly-voiced summer superhero Robert Downey Jr., who just can't seem to catch a break on his Tropic Thunder press junket. No sooner had he been ambushed by
At least the other guy gave multiple-choice options for his idiotic, "Who'd you rather divorce/skullfuck/play-Halo 3-with?" line of questioning. Matenopolous, on the other hand, seems perfectly happy to just let random keywords drawn from the press materials hang in the air, strung together festively by a string of ellipses: "Vietnam...clearly...how did this happen?...genius...Oscar...[chuckle]...Avengers...Stiller...Chaplin?" Now, if you'll excuse us, we're going to shoot some smack between our toes. If we're going to nod off, we might as well enjoy the experience.
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pixelwax
Posted 7:57 AM 6/8/08
With the exception of the Soup show, everybody else on the E! channel celebritainment shows, they all speak alike in that same annoying "extended syllable, head turn, pause, snapped phrase, body turn" delivery of theirs. I first noticed it with Catt, the cutest but the worst, and Debbie and Sal are lock step with her. It's hard to know which one is speaking at times. I cannot imagine meeting all three and then being interviewed by one of them. I'd think I was hallucinating.
pixelwax
tell Dolly Parton again
Posted 7:51 AM 6/8/08
Press junkets are the only things that make me feel sorry for celebrities, since they're pretty much the only thing on earth more deadening than an actual cubicle job.
tell Dolly Parton again
TurdBlossom
Posted 7:43 AM 6/8/08
From the look on his face, I'd say he's trying to figure out what exactly, she's on. Pssst, Robert! She's not high, just deeply stupid.
TurdBlossom
Paladin
Posted 8:17 AM 6/8/08
I'm betting "really unfortunate."
Paladin
seancasio
Posted 9:05 AM 6/8/08
he looks normal to me! tired, maybe.
seancasio
kookla
Posted 9:04 AM 6/8/08
Did she end that question with "How so?" Is Matenopoulos getting her interviewing tips from Martin Bashir?
kookla
Wendy_Kroy
Posted 8:47 AM 6/8/08
The very best press events are ones with the geriatric members of the HFPA. Take your normal, E!-level inanity; add endemic late-stage dementia and English-as-a-second-language verbal somersaults; and poof! Press conferences that out-awkward the best Curb Your Enthusiasm episode.
Wendy_Kroy
fiona8888
Posted 1:38 AM 7/8/08
That Debbie woman is such an annoying twit. She has no talent as a television barbie. Feed her, she keeps gaping like a bird. Or maybe she is just stretching her only muscle.
fiona8888
hummingpenguin
Posted 2:48 AM 7/8/08
His face is priceless in that screencap. He's probably contemplating going to work for a bank.
hummingpenguin
bonniegrrl
Posted 5:38 AM 7/8/08
I wish they'd let journalists from other publications take a crack at celebs during press junkets. I have a feeling we'd really get to know the real Robert, if "Cat Fancy" was asking the questions.
bonniegrrl
kylo4
Posted 1:40 PM 9/8/08
He's probably sick of being asked the same questions over and over. It would annoy me too.
kylo4