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The 50-year old, who reprises his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man
in superhero film "The Avengers: Age of Ultron", appeared to be
puzzled by British television journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy's
questions as they turned personal.
"Are we promoting a movie?" Downey Jr asked after the news
presenter referred to comments he had made after serving a
prison sentence.
The interview, part of a promotional round in which journalists
are allocated five-minute slots with the cast, began smoothly
with Downey Jr talking about his role and "The Avengers" sequel,
which had its European premiere in London this week.
But the tone shifted as the journalist asked about the actor's
"dark periods ... taking drugs and drinking" and whether he was
"free of all that".
"I'm sorry, I really don't ... What are we doing?" the actor
said before walking out.
The interview aired on Britain's Channel 4 News on Wednesday
night and Guru-Murthy, who posted it on his Twitter feed, faced
angry comments from viewers criticizing his line of questioning.
Guru-Murthy upset film director Quentin Tarantino in 2013 by
asking him a question about screen violence.
(Reporting By Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
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