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Bryan Cranston is not mincing words when it comes to President Donald Trump. The “Breaking Bad” star spoke to Channel 4 news about why he thinks Trump is resonating less with his followers. “I never thought he [Trump] would be elected or make it through the first half a year,” Cranston said. “We are dealing […]...

Jennifer Lawrence speaks her mind. The Oscar-winning actress spoke about climate change, President Trump and the gender pay gap while promoting her new film Mother, and one comment in particular has caused quite a stir. In a recent Channel 4 News interview, social affairs editor Jackie Long questioned Lawrence about a statement director Darren Aronofsky issued with the movie at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. The statement begins with the words "It's a mad time to be alive." Long said the statement had an "end of days feeling" to it and suggested that it might particularly resonate with Americans. "It's scary," Lawrence responded. "This new language that's...

Jennifer Lawrence is currently in the midst of her press tour for Mother!, and on Wednesday, the actress took the opportunity to talk about everything from climate change to how she feels about Donald Trump. In an interview with UK's Channel 4 News, Jennifer was asked about the natural disasters happening all over the world, including Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and she responded, "You're watching these hurricanes now, and it's hard - especially while promoting this movie - not to feel Mother Nature's rage and wrath . . . Climate change is due to human activity. And we continue to ignore it, and the only voice we have is through voting." When asked about her thoughts on President Donald Trump, she said, "I don't find him confusing. I think I know exactly what he is." Still, despite the state of our current political climate, Jennifer remains hopeful. Watch her interview in full above now.

As she promotes her new horror thriller mother!, Jennifer Lawrence is speaking out about what she really finds disturbing.

The 27-year-old Oscar winner told the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that recent political developments in America have left her worried about the state of the country.

“It’s scary. It’s this new language that’s forming that I don’t even recognize,” the actress said. “It’s really polarizing and upsetting. I’ve heard things and seen things on TV in my own country that devastate me and make me sick. It’s just really confusing.”

Lawrence also...

Award-winning UK television journalist Jon Snow will deliver this year's James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the 42nd Edinburgh International Television Festival. Snow, one of the country's most respected and well-known TV news anchors and journalists, has been the face of Channel 4 News since 1989, having reported for ITN since 1976. He has covered many of the defining news events of the last 40 years including the fall of Idi Amin in Uganda, the Soviet Invasion of…...

Video highlights from the opening day and what’s coming up on the final day of the event.

The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).

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What’s coming up on the final day of the event:

Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30

With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP

Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech

Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45

With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)

Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures

Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00

With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts

Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...

TLC’s Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas has sparked a lot of online backlash after saying “all lives matter” during her responses to a question about the Black Lives Matter movement. Earlier this week, TLC sat down with UK’s Channel 4 News to discuss their first album in 15 years. Chilli and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins were asked, “Did you feel strongly […]...

Sachin Tendulkar

International sporting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, Hollywood’s most sought-after child star, Sunny Pawar, CEO of Mastercard, Ajay Benga, world-class snooker player, Ding Junhui and Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis were among the big winners at the seventh annual, The Asian Awards, a global celebration of Pan Asian excellence, on May 5th at the Park Lane Hilton, London.

The Asian Awards also paid tribute to Om Puri, who passed away earlier this year, with the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award, which is given to those who push the boundaries of cinema-making. Om Puri’s wife, Nandita Puri and son, Ishaan Puri accepted the award on his behalf.

Hosted for the first time by comic genius, and winner of the 2015 Outstanding Achievement in Television award, Sanjeev Bhaskar, The Asian Awards was attended by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and glittered with A-listers like Lindsay Lohan, Meera Syal, Ding Junhui, Richard Osman,...

Laura Poitras’ Julian Assange film, a Jo Cox documentary, and a Walter Murch talk all feature.

UK documentary Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled its full 2017 programme.

This year’s closing night event will be the world premiere of Jo Cox: Death Of An MP, a BBC2 documentary that focuses on the investigation of the politician’s murder, including contributions from eye witnesses, Cox’s family, and people who knew her attacker.

As previously announced, the festival will open with a screening of Daisy Asquith’s documentary Queerama, featuring a live Performance From John Grant.

This year’s Doc/Fest grand jury will include American Honey director Andrea Arnold, as well as Indian documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan and ex-Channel 4 news broadcaster Paul Mason.

UK premieres in the programme this year include Laura Poitras’ Julian Assange portrait Risk, Whitney Houston doc Whitney: Can I Be Me, Ramona Diaz’s Motherland, Joseph Beuys doc [link...

Multiple media outlets rushed to identify Abu Izzadeen as the man behind the deadly attack in London on Wednesday only to find out that the alleged terror suspect is currently in jail, according to both a BBC News reporter and an ABC News producer. News outlets, including the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 News and The Independent both named Abu Izzadeen, a radical Muslim cleric formerly known as Trevor Brooks, as the man responsible for the attacks near Parliament, but a BBC reporter tweeted that the man is still in jail. ABC News producer Rym Momatz also confirmed through Izzadeen’s solicitor.

Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway claims the Gop nominee is actually winning the election thanks to "undercover Trump voters" who are too afraid to admit to others that they want him in the White House. On the UK's Channel 4 News special President Trump: Can He Really Win? Conway insisted that polls showing Trump trailing his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are inaccurate because they are "cherry-picked … by media outlets that are also bent on his destruction." "Donald Trump performs consistently better in online polling where a human being is not talking to another human being about what he...

Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway claims the Gop nominee is actually winning the election thanks to "undercover Trump voters" who are too afraid to admit to others that they want him in the White House. On the UK's Channel 4 News special President Trump: Can He Really Win? Conway insisted that polls showing Trump trailing his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are inaccurate because they are "cherry-picked … by media outlets that are also bent on his destruction." "Donald Trump performs consistently better in online polling where a human being is not talking to another human being about what he...

Top 5 Will Ferrell movies just in time for his birthdayTop 5 Will Ferrell movies just in time for his birthdayAmanda Wood7/16/2016 10:00:00 Am

There is no shortage of funny actors in Hollywood, with people making the leap from places like Saturday Night Live and Second City to the big screen on an almost daily basis.

However, there is nobody quite like Will Ferrell in the business. Going from the funniest guy on SNL to the funniest guy on the big screen isn’t always an easy transition, but Ferrell has proven that his skills are suitable for more than just sketch comedy. Don’t get us wrong, we loved him on SNL, but we’re thankful we get to experience longer-form Ferrell as well.

Today, Will Ferrell turns 49 years old. We’re not sure how he’ll be celebrating, but we hope it involves a huge party reminiscent of Old School,...

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Just a quick one: what happened when Channel 4 News' Jon Snow met Kit Harington...

Just a small story this, but it made us chuckle. We were in the audience for a small Q&A session that Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow gave in London last Thursday. And perhaps in anticipation of somebody asking him, he did reveal that he has indeed watched an episode of Game Of Thrones. We suspect he gets asked that quite a lot, in truth.

This is the bit we like, though.

He watched the episode in advance of interviewing Kit Harington who, of course, plays Jon Snow in Game Of Thrones. Snow was full of praise for Harington, calling him "a very intelligent young man". But that didn't stop him at the end of the interview turning to Harington and signing off with the final line, "you know nothing".

Harington,...

An Oklahoma teen died tragically on Friday after being trapped in a sand tunnel collapse in Panama City Beach, Florida, Wjhg reported. He was 17. The teen, who has been identified as Travor Brown, was vacationing in Florida with a friend and his family, as mentioned in the GoFundMe page made by family friends. Witnesses gave Brown CPR for "about 20 minutes" after digging him out of the collapsed tunnel, Wjhg reported. He was in critical condition at a local hospital before his mother reportedly decided to take her son off of life support, according to a Channel 4 news report. "It...

An Oklahoma teen died tragically on Friday after being trapped in a sand tunnel collapse in Panama City Beach, Florida, Wjhg reported. He was 17. The teen, who has been identified as Travor Brown, was vacationing in Florida with a friend and his family, as mentioned in the GoFundMe page made by family friends. Witnesses gave Brown CPR for "about 20 minutes" after digging him out of the collapsed tunnel, Wjhg reported. He was in critical condition at a local hospital before his mother reportedly decided to take her son off of life support, according to a Channel 4 news report. "It...

Academy Award Winner Dame Helen Mirren (Trumbo, The Queen) has come to the defense of the Academy in the Oscars diversity debate. “I think it’s unfair to attack the academy. It just so happens this year it went that way,” Mirren explained to England’s Channel 4 News. But she did add that “Idris Elba absolutely would have […]

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Helen Mirren thinks it’s “unfair” for people to blame the Academy for the diversity issue that has been the center of debate since the Academy failed to nominate actors of color for the second year in a row. “I think it’s unfair to attack the Academy,” Mirren said in an interview with Channel 4 News in the U.K., which posted Wednesday. “It just so happens this year, it went that way.” While she isn’t dismissing the fact that no person of color was honored in the Oscar nominations this year, she does believe that the issue...

Helen Mirren, who was nominated for a SAG Award this year for her work in Trumbo, but was not nominated for an Oscar, has decided to defend the Academy admist anger over its lack of diversity. In an interview with the U.K.'s Channel 4 News, Mirren said, “I think it’s unfair to attack the Academy. It just so happened this year, it went that way.” As an example, she talked about Idris Elba, who was also nominated for a SAG Award (which he won) and left out of the Oscar race. “Idris Elba absolutely would have been nominated for an Oscar,” Mirren said of his work in Beasts of No Nation. “He wasn’t because not enough people saw, or wanted to see a film about child soldiers.”When asked if she was excusing the Academy, which has nominated an all-white slate of actors for two years in a row,...

Dame Hellen Mirren is coming to the defense of the Academy over the Oscars diversity debate. The Trumbo actress spoke with Jon Snow of England's Channel 4 News about the controversy on Wednesday, and said that she thinks "its unfair to attack the academy." Asked if she felt the Oscars are "behind the times" for failing to nominate a single black actor for the second year in a row, Mirren said, "It just so happened it went that way." While she conceded that "Idris Elba absolutely would have been nominated for an Oscar," she explained that he was not simply because,...

Dame Hellen Mirren is coming to the defense of the Academy over the Oscars diversity debate. The Trumbo actress spoke with Jon Snow of England's Channel 4 News about the controversy on Wednesday, and said that she thinks "its unfair to attack the academy." Asked if she felt the Oscars are "behind the times" for failing to nominate a single black actor for the second year in a row, Mirren said, "It just so happened it went that way." While she conceded that "Idris Elba absolutely would have been nominated for an Oscar," she explained that he was not simply because,...

Warm day in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio... It may be a mouthful to say, but Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in north west Wales was one of the warmest places in the UK today.And, it was no problem for our Welsh weather presenter Liam Dutton to mention it on today's weather forecast. Posted by Channel 4 News on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Video of a British weatherman perfectly pronouncing the 58-letter name of a Welsh village is going viral this week, and for good reason: you've likely never seen something quite so impressive. Liam Dutton, an on-air reporter for British TV station Channel 4 News, was just giving updates about weather patterns across the UK when he got to a small village in Wales called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch - yes, really. Liam completely nailed the pronunciation and made it sound so effortless, like it was his mom's name or something (for the record: it translates to "Saint Mary's Church in...

Warm day in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio...

It may be a mouthful to say, but Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in north west Wales was one of the warmest places in the UK today.And, it was no problem for our Welsh weather presenter Liam Dutton to mention it on today’s weather forecast.

Posted by Channel 4 News on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 How do you get to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?

Practice.

At least that's what we're assuming U.K. news station Channel 4 weatherman Liam Dutton's secret is.

Welsh-born Dutton made a splash online Monday when a video of him effortlessly pronouncing "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch," a Welsh town that was...

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. If you thought writing it was hard, try pronouncing the name of the Welsh village.

Yet a Welsh Channel 4 News weather forecaster (unsurprisingly) managed to absolutely nail it during a forecast.

Warm day in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio...

It may be a mouthful to say, but Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in north west Wales was one of the warmest places in the UK today.And, it was no problem for our Welsh weather presenter Liam Dutton to mention it on today's weather forecast.

Posted by Channel 4 News on Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Liam Dutton mentioned the north west Wales village's tongue-twisting name as it was one of the warmest places in the UK on Tuesday (September 8) at 21°C, and the video has since had over 2 million views on YouTube.

He's since been a bit overwhelmed by his newfound fame.

And now Perez Hilton. It's been a surreal day... pic.twitter.com/TJJhCWlsqi

— Liam Dutton (@liamdutton) September 9, 2015

The presenter,...

Hey, Al Roker! Can you pronounce this name? Sound it out below: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. No, our cat did not just walk across the keyboard. That is the name of a Wales village and if you can't pronounce it than what are you even doing, Roker?! Liam Dutton, the forecaster for Channel 4 News, was talking about the Indian Summer weather, and apparently Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlll­lantysiliogogogoch was one of the warmest areas in the U.K. on Tuesday. Dutton, being Welsh himself, did not stutter, stammer or hesitate when he got to the pronunciation. He let it roll off his tongue like he says it all the damn time.   nullBoom....

Digital Spy presents a list of the winners and nominees at this year's House of Fraser BAFTA Television Awards, which were presented on Sunday, May 10 in Central London:

BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as they happened: Live blog

Leading Actor

Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock

Toby Jones - Marvellous

James Nesbitt - The Missing

Jason Watkins - The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies - Winner

Leading Actress

Georgina Campbell - Murdered By My Boyfriend - Winner

Keeley Hawes - Line of Duty

Sarah Lancashire - Happy Valley

Sheridan Smith - Cilla

Supporting Actor

Adeel Akhtar - Utopia

James Norton - Happy Valley

Stephen Rea - The Honourable Woman - Winner

Ken Stott - The Missing

Supporting Actress

Gemma Jones - Marvellous - Winner

Vicky McClure - Line of Duty

Amanda Redman - Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

Charlotte Spencer - Glue

Entertainment Performance

Ant & Dec - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night...

We may be at home in our loungewear with a tea on standby rather than in a tux and drinking wine, but that doesn't mean the BAFTA TV Awards won't still be a blast.

Join us from 8pm tonight (May 10) for the House of Fraser BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as we follow along with the biggest UK TV awards night of the year, with Graham Norton hosting from the Theatre Royal. The awards may actually have started at 7pm, but we'll be playing along with the BBC One broadcast, so don't worry about spoilers here!

Who will triumph from the likes of Sherlock, EastEnders, Sheridan Smith and Happy Valley? We shall soon find out, so please join us by tweeting @digitalspy and leaving comments below.

22:03What did you make of that then? A few surprises and shocks along the way - were you generally pleased or miffed? Let us know in the comments,...

We may be at home in our loungewear with a tea on standby rather than in a tux and drinking wine, but that doesn't mean the BAFTA TV Awards won't still be a blast.

Join us from 8pm tonight (May 10) for the House of Fraser BAFTA TV Awards 2015 as we follow along with the biggest UK TV awards night of the year, with Graham Norton hosting from the Theatre Royal. The awards may actually have started at 7pm, but we'll be playing along with the BBC One broadcast, so don't worry about spoilers here!

Who will triumph from the likes of Sherlock, EastEnders, Sheridan Smith and Happy Valley? We shall soon find out, so please join us by tweeting @digitalspy and leaving comments below.

22:03What did you make of that, then? A few surprises and shocks along the way - were you generally pleased or miffed? Let us know in the comments,...

British news organization Channel 4 News reported that a critical Isis recruiting Twitter account has been linked to a Seattle woman. Rawdah Abdisalaam Recruiting For Isis? Isis recruitment Twitter account, @_UmmWaqqas, was reportedly confirmed as belonging to Rawdah Abdisalaam, a young woman who lived in Seattle. The Twitter account was recently disabled by Twitter, and […]

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As the Avengers press tour draws to a close, Robert Downey Jr discusses walking out of an interview with Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

As the exhaustive press tour for Avengers: Age Of Ultron comes to a close, Robert Downey Jr has commented on his decision to walk out of an interview with Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy last week.

After asking Downey Jr some questions with regards the film, Guru-Murthy then moved on to talk about the actor's past (and his well-charted drug battles, and prison time). Eventually, after questioning whether they were there to promote a movie, Downey Jr got up and left the room. The clip made its way around the internet really rather quickly.

"I wish I left sooner", Downey Jr's now told The Howard Stern Show. "I don't even know the guy's name, but I know that he pulled the same garbage on Tarantino, and...

The actor who walked out of an interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy said he was being ‘scrutinised like a kiddie-fiddler who’s running for mayor’

Related: Krishnan Guru-Murthy: do stars and news need to go their separate ways?

Robert Downey Jr has spoken for the first time about walking out of an interview with British journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy, calling the Channel 4 News reporter a “bottom-feeding muckraker”.

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Robert Downey Jr. freely spoke his mind with Howard Stern about that super-uncomfortable interview he walked out on. "I just wish I had left sooner," said Downey Jr. "This has nothing to do with your creepy dark agenda that I'm feeling all of a sudden ashamed and obligated to accommodate your weirdo shit." He talks about how he's there to promote a movie, and then calls the Channel 4 News journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy a "bottom-feeding muckraker" and "syphilitic parasite." In an op-ed for The Guardian, Guru-Murthy writes that Downey could have said, “I’d rather not talk about this stuff,” or "engaged more" with the other topics. What Guru-Murthy does go on to say is that press junkets are like a "bad relationship" that "just isn't working." We can all probably agree on that.

It doesn't look like Robert Downey Jr is planning to forgive Krishnan Guru-Murthy any time soon.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron actor described the journalist as a "bottom-feeding muckraker", following last week's controversial interview.

8 cringeworthy interview walk-outs, from the Bee Gees to S Club

Downey Jr walked out of his interview with Channel 4 News after taking issue with Guru-Murthy's questions, which turned to his time in prison and past problem with drugs.

Appearing on The Howard Stern Show, he said: "I wish I left sooner. First of all, I don't even know that guy's name. But I know that he pulled the same garbage on Tarantino, and Tarantino stayed in his chair and lit him up for five minutes.

Note: Audio below contains strong language

"I'm one of those guys who always assumes the social decorum isn't in play and we're promoting a superhero movie and a lot of...

Krishnan Guru-Murthy has defended his interview approach with Robert Downey Jr, arguing that his job isn't to promote the movie.

Avengers: Age of Ultron star Downey Jr walked out of his Channel 4 News interview with Guru-Murthy last week after taking issue with his choice of questions about the actor's time in prison and his addiction issues.

However, Guru-Murthy says in an article for The Guardian that he wanted "something serious and illuminating" out of the interview.

"We don't do promotional interviews on Channel 4 News," he writes. "We agree with PR people that as well as talking about a new movie for a while, we want to ask wider-ranging questions on relatively serious topics, and we don't agree to run any answers in particular.

"An interview with a movie star isn't intended to be 'news'. We do it to add texture to the normal diet of politics, foreign affairs...

Robert Downey Jr is turning to ABC's Diane Sawyer to 'correct' his promotional experience after a combative interview with the UK's Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron star walked out of his Channel 4 News interview with anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy this week after taking issue with his choice of questions about the actor's time in prison and his addiction issues.

Avengers 2 stars Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner sorry for Black Widow "slut" joke

Before walking out on Guru-Murthy, Downey made reference to the atmosphere seeming "a little Diane Sawyer" in regard to tough questioning.

Downey ran into the real Diane Sawyer while taping an appearance for Live! with Kelly and Michael at ABC's New York headquarters on Friday (April 24).

A corrective experience with legitimate journalism @kellyandmichael #dianesawyer #kellyandmichael #avengers #ageofultron #presstour #marvel #earlybirds

A photo posted by Robert Downey, Jr. (@robertdowneyjr) on Apr 24, 2015 at 6:13am Pdt

Downey took...

Robert Downey Jr. seemingly hasn't gotten over that interview he stormed out of earlier this week, as he just threw some serious shade at the journalist who interviewed him. The actor posted a picture of himself hugging famed journalist Diane Sawyer. How is that throwing shade, you might ask? Well, here's the backstory: Channel 4 News' Krishnan Guru-Murthy was interviewing the actor-turned-superhero about the upcoming movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, when he tried to take his interview with the star in a different direction. He began to ask about his past struggles with addiction, but Rdj decided he wanted no part of it. "I just wondered whether you're free of all that," the British...

Robert Downey Jr walks out of a Channel 4 News interview with presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy. The Iron Man star was promoting his latest movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, when the questions turned to his family and past. Guru-Murthy asked Downey about his relationship with his father, drinking and taking drugs. Downey smiled, got up and waved goodbye, saying off-mic: 'It's just getting a little Diane Sawyer in here'

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Robert Downey Jr. has been in the spotlight for three decades, but that doesn't mean he's an open book. In a recent interview for his upcoming movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, he became visibly uncomfortable when Channel 4 news reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy started asking questions about his personal life. He tried to be a good sport, but he snapped after the reporter asks about his relationship with his father. "I'm sorry, what are we doing?" he said. "I'm just asking questions, that's all," Guru-Murthy replied. Downey Jr. then just got up, said "Bye," and walked out. The actor is very selective about the press he agrees to do for films, so it's a bummer for Channel 4 that they're probably off his list from now on. Check out the video above; the awkward part starts at 5:35.

Robert Downey Jr. sat for an interview to promote "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" ...  but when the reporter changed topics to Downey's distant past, the actor walked out, telling the guy he didn't sign up for a Diane Sawyer sit-down. Downey was talking all things Avengers with Channel 4 News in London Wednesday to promote the release of his new flick and he handled things like a hero until the interviewer -- Krishnan Guru-Murthy -- brought up prison,...

If you ever get the chance to interview Robert Downey Jr, you might want to avoid asking him about jail or drugs.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron star walked out of his Channel 4 News interview with anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy after taking issue with his choice of questions.

Downey Jr became noticeably more uncomfortable when Guru-Murthy referred to a 2008 interview in which the star opened up about how his time in prison affected him, at one point asking: "Are we promoting a movie?"

As Guru-Murthy brought the interview back towards the star's personal life - referencing past interviews where he spoke about his relationship with his father, drinking and drugs - Downey Jr said: "I'm sorry, I really don't... what are we doing?"

The actor then made a hasty exit as Guru-Murthy tried to apologise, quipping "it's just getting a little Diane Sawyer in here" as he left the room.

If you ever get the chance to interview Robert Downey Jr, you might want to avoid asking him about jail or drugs.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron star walked out of his Channel 4 News interview with anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy after taking issue with his choice of questions.

Downey Jr became noticeably more uncomfortable when Guru-Murthy referred to a 2008 interview in which the star opened up about how his time in prison affected him, at one point asking: "Are we promoting a movie?"

As Guru-Murthy brought the interview back towards the star's personal life - referencing past interviews where he spoke about his relationship with his father, drinking and drugs - Downey Jr said: "I'm sorry, I really don't... what are we doing?"

The actor then made a hasty exit as Guru-Murthy tried to apologise, quipping "it's just getting a little Diane Sawyer in here" as he left the room.

Press junkets can be difficult and repetitive when you're promoting a franchise the magnitude of The Avengers. And during an interview with Channel 4 News' Krishnan Guru-Murthy today, things got especially frustrating for Robert Downey Jr. when, after some general (and boring) questions about Age of Ultron, Guru-Murthy decided to change the subject. Things started to go wrong when Guru-Murthy brought up some quotes Rdj gave to the New York Times in 2008 about his incarceration and how his time behind bars changed his political views. Downey, visibly annoyed by the line of questioning, reminds Guru-Murthy that he's there to promote a movie, and politely attempts to clarify his previous comments. His response probably should've cut the tension, but Guru-Murty continued to pry, prompting Rdj to end the interview entirely with a simple "bye" and a wave. This isn't the first time Guru-Murthy has ruffled the feathers of a famous...

While promoting Avengers: Age of Ultron in London, Robert Downey Jr. was expecting to talk all things Tony Stark--he was not there to discuss his past personal struggles. So when Channel 4 News' Krishnan Guru-Murthy began hesitantly asking the 50-year-old actor about "the dark periods you went to...taking drugs and drinking and all of that," things took an awkward turn for the worse. "I just wondered whether you're free of all that," the interviewer continued as Downey began to appear visibly uncomfortable. "...or whether's you think that's still — " "I'm sorry," the actor interjected. "I really don't—what are we doing?"...

After being queried on politics and drugs, film star smiles and waves goodbye to UK Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy: ‘It’s getting a little Diane Sawyer in here’

Having clashed with Quentin Tarantino in an interview two years ago, the UK Channel 4 news presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy has upset another Hollywood titan – Robert Downey Jr.

Promoting Avengers: Age of Ultron, the actor took exception to Guru-Murthy asking him about an interview he gave to the New York Times in 2008, in which he said: “You can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and really understand it and come out a liberal.”

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Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 News broke broadcasting rules over a foreign military policy piece.

The ITN-produced bulletin was picked up by the regulator for using an audio clip portraying a Latvian cargo plane as a Russian aircraft on November 17.

The report in question referred to an increased number of aircraft that had been intercepted in Nato airspace. It featured audio footage of an Raf pilot warning an aircraft, described as a Russian military plane, but it was actually a Latvian cargo plane.

"News, in whatever form, must be reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality," Ofcom's report stated.

Channel 4 said that the producer and reporter were "misled" because the plane had been manufactured in Russia.

The report stated: "We noted Channel 4's admission that 'it was not the correct choice of audio'. Ofcom also acknowledged the steps taken by Channel 4 to remove the audio clip from the report,...

Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell are to lead Channel 4's coverage of the general election.

Former Newsnight host Paxman will host a night of comedy and entertainment with Peep Show's Mitchell for Channel 4's Alternative Election Night on May 7.

Paxman, who recently interviewed David Cameron and Ed Miliband in a joint Channel 4 and Sky News programme, said: "Elections matter, but that doesn't mean the coverage has to be dull. I hope there'll be room for both insight and laughter."

Mitchell previously co-hosted Channel 4's election coverage in 2010, which also featured Jimmy Carr, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne.

Cathy Newman and Gary Gibbon from Channel 4 News will join the hosts, along with guests including Last Leg presenter Adam Hills, Pointless host Richard Osman "providing his interpretation of events", and Fonejacker star Kayvan Novak.

The Channel 4 News team "will be on the ground in key electoral battlegrounds,...

Channel 4 will stream the first ever Youth Leaders' Debate on Tuesday, April 28.

Seven youth party leaders will go head-to-head to debate key issues affecting young voters ahead of the General Election on May 7.

Channel 4 News reporter Fatima Manji will chair the debate, which will involve young Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour, Snp, Ukip, Green and Plaid Cymru leaders.

The studio audience will be made up of young voters from various backgrounds, many of whom are voting in a General Election for the first time.

Tom Porter, Channel 4's News & Current Affairs Commissioning Editor, said: "We are very excited to be hosting this ground-breaking debate on All 4.

"Young people often feel that their interests are ignored by political parties. We hope that by bringing the youth leaders together we can engage as many young people as possible on the issues that matter to them in this election and encourage them to vote.

Channel 4 has its eye set on the future in its new promo for All 4.

Alan Carr, Spencer Matthews and Jon Snow appear in the 60-second futuristic film for the new digital service, which replaces 4oD.

In 2120, Carr remains a Chatty Man presenter for the channel but in alien form, while laboratory-grown Matthews clones appear almost naked in Genetically Engineered in Chelsea.

Snow on the other hand is now merely a head atop spinning ties and is busy presenting Channel 4 News' coverage of a royal wedding where two gay newlyweds share a kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

Elsewhere, an armour-clad jockey and red-eyed racehorse prepare for the Grand National 2120.

4Creative heads John Allison and Chris Bovill said: "We are continually bombarded with depressing, post-apocalyptic, dystopian visions of the future where we are hunted by machines or probed by aliens.

"So we wanted to launch Channel 4...