Award-winning movie director Michael Bay turned tail and abruptly left the stage Monday after experiencing problems with a teleprompter during a Samsung press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Bay was about to sing the praises of the Samsung UHD TV, and relate to the group just how the video quality would improve the experience of watching his movies.
When he got out of sync with the teleprompter and began to stammer, his stage facilitator indicated that he could “just wing it.” The director appeared to agree but several seconds later was overcome with panic and uttered, “Excuse me, I’m sorry” as he rushed off the stage.
Later in the day, the 48-year-old Hollywood veteran issued a “mea culpa” on his website:
“Wow! I just embarrassed myself at CES – I was about to speak for Samsung for this awesome Curved 105-inch UHD TV. I rarely lend my name to any products, but this one is just stellar. I got so excited to talk, that I skipped over the Exec VP’s intro line and then the teleprompter got lost. Then the prompter went up and down – then I walked off. I guess live shows aren’t my thing.”
“But I’m doing a special curved screen experience with Samsung and Transformers 4 footage that will be traveling around the world. Michael”
Check out his short-lived appearance at CES below:
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