E.L. James’ Twitter Q&A goes horribly wrong

WHEN E.L. James agreed to a Fifty Shades of Grey Twitter Q&A, she couldn’t have predicted it would take such a disastrous turn.

Let this be a lesson to all celebrities — enough with the Twitter Q&As.

WHEN E.L. James agreed to a Twitter Q&A to interact with her millions of followers, she couldn’t have predicted things could go so wrong.

Perched at Twitter’s UK headquarters, the Fifty Shades of Grey author jumped online to field questions about her famous books under the hashtag #AskELJames.

But the situation quickly descended into chaos as fans started bombarding James — who is now worth a reported $37 million — with tongue-in-cheek questions poking fun at her writing.

While some of the doozies are on the verge of NSFW, and some went down a rather serious road, there were plenty of PG-rated crackers among them.

Even a few celebrities decided to weigh in.

#AskELJames Are you getting tendinitis from having to hit "block" so often :(

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames do you realise that if christian grey was ugly and poor fifty shades of grey would essentially be an episode of criminal minds

— emma (@PRESERUMPINING) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames What went through your head when you wrote the one sentence that reinvented the English language? pic.twitter.com/n3LMxyd1Qk

— Lee-Michael Conway (@LeeMConway) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames I need advice on making a BIG romantic gesture. Should I put a GPS tracker in her phone and make threats if she tries to leave?

— Liam Dryden (@LiamDrydenEtc) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames what's it like telling millions of women it's okay to be in an abusive relationship as long as he's rich. Asking for a friend.

— matt (@reginaIdkray) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames does the E.L. Stand for ELiterate?

— caitlin stasey (@caitlinstasey) June 29, 2015

What do you dislike more, Independent strong woman or the English language? #AskELJames

— Trevor Donovan (@TrevDon) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames what do you hate more? a) good literature b) consent c) women d) healthy relationships e) all of the above

— emma (@PRESERUMPINING) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames Do you think Christian Grey's troubled childhood justifies the barely consensual abuse he inflicts on all his lovers?

— Glenn (@justabloodygame) June 29, 2015

Are you going to answer any of these questions, or do you need Stephenie Meyer to do a Twitter chat first? #AskELJames

— Beth Thorne (@bethorne) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames I'm confused. Is this the hashtag we use to help you write your next book like we helped you write Master of the Universe?

— Beth Thorne (@bethorne) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames How many times a day do you think Charlie Hunnam just laughs with sheer relief?

— Kayleigh Anne (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames Did you ever consider using a thesaurus, or did that sound too much like hard work?

— Amy (@scifisunsets) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames my bf doesn't like my boss so he buys my place of work. I should consider that generous right?

— Claire Underwood (@moderndiva) June 29, 2015

No doubt that will be the last time E.L. James willingly puts herself in the hot seat. This tweet perfectly sums up how she must have felt.

EL James entering the #AskELJames hashtag. pic.twitter.com/hugpOU0MiH

— Kayleigh Anne (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015

Originally published as E.L. James’ Twitter Q&A goes horribly wrong