Michael Bay Panics at Samsung CES Show

Director leaves stage after teleprompter fails

Hollywood director Michael Bay just freaked out at a Samsung presentation in Las Vegas. The Transformers director walked off stage after a teleprompter malfunction left him for a loss for words. Samsung is known for hosting scripted events with big star personalities.

Last year, supermodel Kate Upton was among the celebrities pitching Samsung TVs in New York City. These press gatherings are choreographed, and the participating stars read their lines.

Today, at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bay got flustered and couldn't keep it together, preferring to just walk off the stage after the teleprompter failed him.

The emcee tried to get Bay to wing it, but the director appeared to panic and slunk off stage.

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