Awkward: Michael Bay walks offstage at CES after prompter fails [video]

Michael Bay onstage at Samsung event. Teleprompter problems. "The type is all off."

— Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) January 6, 2014

Michael Bay just walked offstage rather than work without a Teleprompter.

— Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) January 6, 2014

Michael Bay onstage at Samsung, having trouble with teleprompter. "I try to take people on an emotional ride." Melting down. #CES2014

— David S. Cohen (@Variety_DSCohen) January 6, 2014

Director Michael Bay is really stumbling. Completely lost place on teleprompter. Walked off stage.

— Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode) January 6, 2014

OMG Michael Bay just freaked out on stage. His cue cards were messed up. No joke. #CES2014 pic.twitter.com/9xCOn7HOa3

— Andy Vuong (@andyvuong) January 6, 2014

Not just saying this as a fan of the man's work, but to say Michael Bay "FLIPS OUT" at CES is kind of overstating it. Still hilarious tho.

— Scott Nye (@railoftomorrow) January 6, 2014

OK, Michael Bay stomping off stage at CES after his teleprompter broke is already, officially the most awkward moment of 2014. #CES2014

— Paris DJon (@ParisDJon) January 6, 2014

That Michael Bay thing made my cheeks burn with embarrassment & normally I enjoy awkward but that was… just sad.

— Stephanie Bayer (@NSSteph) January 6, 2014

Michael Bay finally showed the world his directorial secret at CES. #illjustwingthis

— Len PerARRGGHta (@LenPeralta) January 6, 2014

Watched the Michael Bay meltdown at #CES2014, haven't cringed like that since Transformers2. Do you really need to script your casual convo?

— Stephen Jenkins (@cloudcity) January 6, 2014

There was more emotional impact in that Michael Bay presentation than in most of his movies.

— Erik Tanouye (@toyns) January 6, 2014

Michael Bay is obviously not a public speaker. I felt embarrassed just watching it. Can’t imagine how he was feeling.

— Bill Savage (@TheSavage042) January 6, 2014

Michael Bay was all, like, "Armagettin' outta here."

— NunesMagician.com (@NunesMagician) January 6, 2014

In fairness, I've often wanted to walk out of a Michael Bay embarassment too. Can't blame him for seizing the opportunity.

— Richard Cobbett (@richardcobbett) January 6, 2014

But did Michael Bay really get flustered or did he see teleprompter fail as opportunity to bail on a soul-killing shilling experience?

— Jon Phillips (@JonPhillipsSF) January 6, 2014

How the hell did Michael Bay walk away without an explosion?

— Ross Miller (@ohnorosco) January 6, 2014