Robert Downey Jr was so unimpressed that he walked out but Krishnan Guru-Murthy has stuck up for his own interviewing skills.
The Channel 4 presenter has written a column for The Guardian defending his line of questioning in the recent interview with the Hollywood star.
Downey Jr, who was promoting his new film Avengers: Age of Ultron, got up and left after Krishnan’s probing took a more personal turn with questions about his former drug use and time in prison.
He told the journalist on his way out: ‘You seem OK, it’s just getting a little Diane Sawyer-esque.’
Guru-Murthy wrote: ‘We don’t do promotional interviews on Channel 4 News.… Read the full story