Michael Bay strikes again, pulls out Samsung cellphone at LG promo event

We're not sure what LG expected when it invited Micheal Bay to speak about the company's promotional support of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen at CTIA, but let's be honest -- they probably should have known dude was going to blow something up. Unfortunately for the gathered LG employees, this time Mike-Mike delivered a figurative explosion, telling the crowd "I don't know anything about mobile phones. In fact, look at my phone -- it's a thirty-nine dollar Samsung." Ouch -- that's roughly the equivalent of throwing a Ford in with the rest of the Autobots. Making matters worse, LG president of mobile products Juno Cho tried to salvage the moment by offering Bay his personal phone, but was rebuffed because "all my contacts are in the other one." Yeah, that's probably not the best way to play it -- although we're guessing Samsung's already angling for TouchWiz to feature prominently in Transformers 3.

[Via Gartenblog]

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 4:19PM]

exactly Jay! Americans should all try to be bigger jerks!

to do anything less is just sissy!

[Col Readily Apparent Posted Apr 6th 2009 8:36PM]

It's not really about being a pushover or a jerk, it's a matter of tactical discretion. It's fine to be a dick all the time, but maybe sometimes you just may want to play it the other way. At the very least, he could have held to what he really thought at just not said anything really. He could have stopped at "I really don't keep up with cell phone tech a whole lot."

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

[me2 Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:03PM]

Michael Bay? More explosions!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:05PM]

Most important, who the heck is this guy? Seriously, i've never heard of him before.

Secondly, they the frick does anyone give crap what he thinks. He only owns a $39 phone.

[TheChaosEngine Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:12PM]

Hahaha, thats hilarious,

Michael Bay gets 10/10 for style, but minus several million for good thinking...

[Ordeith Posted Apr 6th 2009 6:37PM]

hmm. interesting.
Michael Bay is Zaphod?

Possibly.

[Mics Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:09PM]

This is the same guy who went on a crazed rant to personally endorse Blu-ray. No wonder he picked Blu-ray. He doesn't know anything about technology that is pre-explosion.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 7th 2009 12:46AM]

Actually, Bay was backing HD-DVD until the studio leaned on him. Nice use of major payola, Sony.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:16PM]

Maybe this time they can afford to move the camera far enough back to tell what the hell is going on?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:19PM]

I find the juxtaposition of your avatar with the above comment to be frighteningly coincidental.

[TheChaosEngine Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:26PM]

I was thinking the same thing...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 4:02PM]

Nah - it's just residual effects from my morning commute to work. My coworker is still an olde-fashioned fainting couch. Great for breaks, but not so much for non-upholstery-related productivity.

[Phenoum Posted Apr 6th 2009 5:24PM]

@ CraigJ

I find the juxtaposition of your multi-syllabic words with you avatar to be frighteningly coincidental.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 6:24PM]

frighteningly coincidental the juxtaposition of your avatar with the above comment I find to be

better?

[Phenoum Posted Apr 7th 2009 2:02AM]

Infinitely so, yes

[Bad Beaver Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:17PM]

This tell me nothing about Michael Bay that I was not aware of before.

[DustoMan Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:28PM]

Michael Bay's Product List of Hate:
(Compiled by his friends at dinner)

HD-DVD
3D
LG

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:38PM]

While i admire the shine HTC has put on winmob with its touchWiz. Who's freaking idea was it to name it TouchWiz, it just sounds gross.

[Nikolas Posted Apr 6th 2009 3:43PM]

Wow...
Please, put everything down and slowly walk away from the keyboard...

[timmy2000 Posted Apr 6th 2009 4:00PM]

This d-bag looks like Parker Stevenson from the Hardy boys who is the puss who married the Fat Actress Kirsty Alley

[AMiSHPiRACY Posted Apr 6th 2009 4:06PM]

Maybe this is a new Michael Bay who denounces corporate sponsorship and our wasteful society. Yes, Brother Bay, I stand firmly by your side in revolution against the bourgeois!

[whtbrd Posted Apr 6th 2009 4:08PM]

i bet it was intentional

[keyser Posted Apr 6th 2009 4:09PM]

For the first time ever, I like Michael Bay! That was gangsta!

[spin cycle Posted Apr 6th 2009 4:30PM]

awesome.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 5:25PM]

What do you expect from such a moron... the one guy that's as stupid as Michael Bay is Todd MacFarlane. If either of them were only one tenth as smart and talented as they think they are, they could make the day without drooling or wetting their pants.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 8:25PM]

Further proof that Michael Bay is king of the douche bags. Nothing like kicking your sponser in the sack, not once, but twice. This dick fits the profile of a pathological narcacist to a T.

[darkmax Posted Apr 6th 2009 10:16PM]

What on Earth was he thinking?!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 6th 2009 10:34PM]

update touchwiz dammit!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 7th 2009 12:43AM]

So were those explosions just "outgassing"? We may never know, but we sure know what the prez of L.G. was thinking..the same thing as everyone who hoped that Transformers II wouldn't suck: "Damn you, Michael Bay!"

[Arnold D Posted Apr 7th 2009 8:21AM]

Does he blow it up??

[ian9outof10 Posted Apr 7th 2009 11:58AM]

He really is a dolt.

[newdna Posted Apr 7th 2009 1:21PM]

Who cares? I have an iPhone.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 12:24PM]

Brilliant! They took some mundane promo that was not worth mentioning and 'transformed' it into a quirky story that people will talk about. It's a win-win for Transformers and LG. It doesn't really promote Samsung, because Bay is perceived as a boob - who want's to get a Samsumg and be a boob? Maybe it was intentional, maybe it wasn't. I like it :)