Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke trolled during Q&A session on Twitter

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1 July 2014

Controversial singer Robin Thicke faced a barrage of abuse on Twitter after social media users hijacked an online question and answer session.

The star, who topped the charts with Blurred Lines last year, was attacked for his “sexist lyrics” and video which featured naked female models dancing.

Music Channel VH1 had invited Twitter users to ask question to Thicke using the hashtag #askthicke.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskThicke?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-220746-https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskThicke?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#AskThicke</a> Who do you think hates, loathes, despises and demeans women more: you or <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MTV" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-220746-https://twitter.com/MTV" data-vars-event-id="c23">@MTV</a>?— James Mullinger (@jamesmullinger) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jamesmullinger/statuses/483956586357227521" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-220746-https://twitter.com/jamesmullinger/statuses/483956586357227521" data-vars-event-id="c23">July 1, 2014</a>

But the PR stunt backfired with one user writing: “Did you really write a rape anthem as a love song for your wife and are you still wondering why she left you?"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskThicke?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-220746-https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskThicke?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#AskThicke</a> It might seem like some of the questions on this hashtag are cruel and abusive but Robin, I know you want it— Kitty (@KittyKnits) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/KittyKnits/statuses/483868883255033856" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-220746-https://twitter.com/KittyKnits/statuses/483868883255033856" data-vars-event-id="c23">July 1, 2014</a>

Another wrote: “If one of your songs played in a forest and no one was around to hear it would it still be sexist and gross?"

Kitty Knits commented: “It might seem like some of the questions on this hashtag are cruel and abusive but Robin, I know you want it."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskThicke?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-220746-https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskThicke?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#AskThicke</a> why are you PUBLICLY pressuring your ex into getting back to you? Dont you think thats creepy and gross?— Nicole Froio (@NicoleFroio) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NicoleFroio/statuses/483996623002157057" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-220746-https://twitter.com/NicoleFroio/statuses/483996623002157057" data-vars-event-id="c23">July 1, 2014</a>

Thicke was named “sexist of the year” in 2013 by campaign group End Violence Against Women Coalition.

He was also criticised for comments he made in interviews, including GQ magazine, in which he said: “People say, 'Hey, do you think this is degrading to women?' I'm like, 'Of course it is. What a pleasure it is to degrade a woman. I've never gotten to do that before'."

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