Fifty Shades Author EL James Held A Twitter Q&A And It Went Very, Very Wrong

Who decided this was a good idea?

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 10:45

When it comes to celebrity Twitter Q&As, it’s safe to say that they never go completely to plan.

Like, remember when Robin Thicke did one and was literally flooded with angry messages? Well, this one EL James has done has kind of gone in the same direction.

On Monday (June 29), the fans were informed that EL would be answering questions using #AskELJames, but things got out of hand quickly, with the hashtag being hijacked by people who had some strong words for the author.

While most opted to make fun of EL’s writing skills (she really does love a thesaurus), others went HARD on her over her Fifty Shades of Grey series, describing the relationship between Christian and Ana as ‘abusive’.

#AskELJames are you aware that eyebrows can't actually do this pic.twitter.com/5Fc6PI67ug
— THE MOHAWK HELMET 😍😍😍 (@Devilswhyyy) June 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/TrevDon/status/615596252378611712

#AskELJames What's your favourite shade out of the 50? Is there a chance that more shades will be added?
— Jack Howard (@JackHoward) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames Is there a safe word which will stop you from writing anymore of this bollocks?
— Titty Biscuits. (@dawneywawney) June 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/avestal/status/615578089511190528

#AskELJames do you find it ironic that you write as if someone has tied you to a chair and forced you to?
— Rhys James (@rhysjamesy) 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 How much money does a partner need to earn for them to be 'romantic' instead of abusive? Asking for a friend.
— Chloe Dungate (@ScarfDemon) June 29, 2015

There was also some pretty accurate tweets that took aim at the, erm, inspiration EL took from Stephanie Meyer, the author of the Twilight trilogy...

#AskELJames What's the minimum distance you have to stay away from Stephenie Meyer at all times?
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015

Will you be rewriting the book from Stephenie Meyer's point of view next time? #AskELJames
— Skeptical Dinosaur (@skepticosaurus) June 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/Rachel_Destross/status/615577810594332672

Oh lord, it's never a quiet day for EL, is it? Naturally, she ignored all the hate and managed to find some tweets asking proper questions about her novels.

But seriously, we would've loved her to hit back at least one of those not so nice messages.