Downey Jr.’s Nodding-Off Attributed To Debbie Matenopoulos’s Droning Voice, Not A Heroin Relapse

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.

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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