http://twitter.com/#!/piercedavid/status/420320349931069442

Director Michael Bay needed some direction Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. He was there to promote Samsung’s line of curved TVs, but it appears the teleprompter decided to throw Bay a curve. After a brief attempt at ad libbing, Bay simply apologized and walked off.

http://twitter.com/#!/harrymccracken/status/420320259397005312
http://twitter.com/#!/LaurenGoode/status/420320300144668673
http://twitter.com/#!/railoftomorrow/status/420327633646125056

That was awkward.

http://twitter.com/#!/ParisDJon/status/420329353633746944

“Michael Bay” quickly became one of Twitter’s trending topics.

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http://twitter.com/#!/JonPhillipsSF/status/420329993999106048

Exit question:

http://twitter.com/#!/ohnorosco/status/420321484788076545

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/01/06/awkward-michael-bay-walks-offstage-at-ces-after-prompter-fails-video/