When social media goes bad: Woody Harrelson falls victim to Reddit in disastrous 'Ask Me Anything' interview



Woody Harrelson ridiculed after disaster Reddit AMA session

When Woody Harrelson agreed to an interview on social news site Reddit hoping to plug his new movie, he had no idea what he was letting himself in for.

The star has found himself the object of ridicule on the site after he attempted to treat the '15 minute Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session like any other sit-down interview focusing on his upcoming film Rampart.



But disaster ensued after the very first question on an alleged one-night stand, hurtling the Hollywood icon into a messy downward spiral.

Outraged at his shameless attempts to promote his new venture, the Reddit community quickly turned on Harrelson, mercilessly ridiculing him until the end of the session and beyond.

The 50-year-old star was brutally criticised from the get-go as he gave vague, uninteresting answers and constantly referred to Rampart.



Harrelson fans were initially excited by the prospect of asking the star any question they wanted during the interview on Friday.



On the site he posted: 'Hi Reddit, it’s Woody here. I’m in New York today doing interviews for my new film RAMPART, which opens in theaters on February 10th.



Disaster: The clueless star attempted to treat the '15 minute Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Reddit, pictured, like any other sit-down interview

Shameless plugs: Reddit users were outraged at shameless attempts made by Harrelson, pictured here in Rampart, to promote the new movie

'I’ll be checking in from 3-4EST today and will get to as many of your questions as I can, so start asking now! Be back soon.'



The father-of-three then started the session with: 'It's happening - I'm answering questions for about 15 minutes. Bring on the questions on Rampart!'



Things quickly unravelled when one user asked if Harrelson remembered taking the virginity of his friend after their high school prom after party over 10 years ago.

Harrelson's response was: 'First of off, its not true, and second off, I don't want to answer questions about that. Lets focus on the film people.'

Reddit users, who did not appreciate being told what they could ask questions on, reminded the star that the session was called 'Ask me anything' and not 'Ask me anything about Rampart'.

They were further enraged as the actor took few questions, gave vague replies and continued to focus almost exclusively on his film.

When asked if acting can take over his life, Harrelson simply replied: 'I will tell you, it can really take over your life for a while.'

Harrelson, pictured in his new film Rampart right, has become the subject of ridicule on social news site Reddit

A question about roles he had not gotten and opportunities he had missed was answered with an uninteresting; 'I don't really think about those things'.



When asked which of his movies was the most fun to work on, he failed to give a full answer and just said: ' Well I usually wouldn't say fun...intense, challenging, engaging, yeah.'



Reddit users bombarded the actor with negative comments when he once again took up the chance to mention his new film when asked about his most challenging role.

Users responded by asking 'Who are you?' and 'Do you need an adult' before suggesting that a PR agent was in fact answering the questions rather Harrelson himself.



Others users also promised to boycott the movie after the disastourous AMA.

'You talking only about your new movie makes me not want to see it. Woody. Don't waste us redditors' time; do your research on reddit first if you are going to do an Ask Me Anything.' one user said.



Another told the star that he was not on 'the Tonight Show' and AMA was not a 'free ad for your movie'.

Other celebrities who have braved Reddits AMA including TV show Scrubs star Zach Braff, actor Bruce Campbell and adventurer Bear Grylls.

