VIRAL VIDEO: “Ryan Lochte Is Terrible At Interviews” Skyrockets In Views. Funny or Cruel?

Call it the downside of fame. A compilation of video clips from interviews with Ryan Lochte show the swimmer giving slow, boring, and occasionally dim-witted responses. Now it’s gone viral, nearing two million views in less than a week.

Truthfully the video, put together by my pals over at Buzzfeed, is pretty funny, if maybe a little harsh. But say what you will, it makes a great case for media training.

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Of course, Lochte isn’t always boring… Take for example, a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest (not included in the below video) in which he admits the he pees in the warmup pool! 

He says according to Yahoo: “I think there’s just something about getting into chlorine water that you just automatically go,” Lochte told Ryan Seacrest earlier this month. “[I didn’t] during the races, but I sure did in warm-up.”

But enough chatter… watch and be the judge for yourself – is this too mean? or is it funny?

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