[The Blast] Howard Stern has been broadcasting all day from Los Angeles, after helping launch Sirius/XM’s new Los Angeles studio.
The day has been packed with huge celebrity interviews including Jimmy Kimmel, Jennifer Aniston, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
During his conversation with the ‘Iron Man’ star, Robert Downey Jr. told Stern he was involved in an argument in the green room right before he came into the studio.
Robert described the dispute saying “I was just standing out there…standing in front of the TV screen when this little nebbish big wig says, “Out of the way!”
The actor says after he told the executive that everyone was here watching together, the guy yelled at him, “Who the f*** are you?”
Downey explained how upset he got with the outburst and joking said to Howard, “I’m going to have to light this guy up.”
Robert chalked the whole thing up to ego, saying some people with “Certain status…they are the master of their environment.” Also, Los Angeles is rife with “status games.”
During the discussion, the Iron Man star explained that he had just shaved his head the night before the interview, so most likely this person did not know who he was. Even Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Levine did a double-take when seeing the actor in the green room.
Howard explained to the audience that Downey Jr. is a master at martial arts and would ruin anyone who actually was willing to throw down with him.
“You could have killed” someone in my greenroom, Stern said jokingly.
The argument did not get physical, and Downey did not name the executive involved.
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Big Wig:
[Optional] The Blast headline reads “Robert Downey Jr. Involved In Green Room Fight Before Howard Stern Interview.” Would you call this a fight?
omgimbackagain says
Not a fight, and I actually thought RDJ meant Ronnie Mund, the limo driver, not a boss but acts like one.
boyjack4 says
You can’t fight stupid! Never worth it.
jonesing says
Scott Greenstein
An article from July in the Los Angeles Times, stated that he is 59 and a former movie executive. He has a role in the L.A. branch of Sirius but can’t remember.
trivialtime says
Baba Booey
Baileygirl says
No idea on the Big Wig and No, I would not call this a fight.
Parade says
Downey sounds a little full of himself, actually.
Mumpus says
I don’t know who it is, but barely a fight. More like an ego battle
LizardQueen says
I agree with this assessment!
Nalani says
Yes, he seems like a narcissistic holier than thou person.
phat girl says
I also agree. Rubbed me the wrong way.
FiyahHotFlashy says
If RDJ was soooo offended, why didn’t he “handle” the situation right there on the spot. Maybe he needed something to talk about. This is NOT a fight.
zappy2050 says
Not sure on this one
Poppycorn144 says
Agreed, because there was no need to mention it at all. It sounds like he was seconds away from the dreaded “do you know who I am” territory.
Gerseychick says
Adult men acting like little boys in the sand box……Geeeeeeeeeeez……Get a Life….
BobNYC says
This is Scott Greenstein – president and chief content officer of Sirius XM Radio. He’s also president and CEO of the “I’m important / you’re nobody” club. Fight? NAH. Only if the very buff Mr. Downey decked the A-hole.
lacoolal says
I couldn’t agree more! He behaved terribly in the past, but I’ll never forget a couple of years ago at the Golden Globes when Ricky Gervais made a couple of jokes at his expense and he had ZERO ability to laugh at himself; or allow us; the people who watch his movies and are ultimately the reason he is able to command his outrageous salaries, to have a laugh at his expense. He acted like an entitled, spoilt little baby.
wabisabi7s says
Andy Cohen
Kerzep says
I have long thought that RDJ was extremely full of himself! Remember when they found you in a Culver City Motel, Robbie? Get over yourself!