Find me one web geek that doesn’t love Woody Harrelson- well, up until yesterday, that might have been harder to do.

The star of Zombieland and unabashed, non-aging stoner actor is usually held up as a generally cool guy, even when he’s not super-busy careerwise, he manages to keep a pretty consistent profile of “oh hey, that Woody Harrelson can totally hang.” But after venturing into the waters of Reddit for an all too brief and ill-fated AMA (Ask Me Anything), the actor’s internet cool level has undoubtedly dropped a few points.

If you’re among the uninitiated, Reddit’s AMAs are a place where anyone- famous or not- can share a notable detail about themselves with the community and invite users to literally ask them anything. And Reddit is based largely on merit- good or bad, the community will use orange arrows to move you up in popularity or downvote your contribution into submission based solely on whether it adds to the community. (A lesson Woody Harrelson learned the hard way.)

Celebrities have used the merit-based economy to great effect- Louis CK can doubtlessly credit some of the massive sales of his recent indie comedy release to a Reddit AMA, and during notable PR scandals (like the recent Avenger game controller saga) companies can harness Reddit power to earn the trust of the community and repair its image. (Which Harrelson could still do, but it doesn’t seem likely.)

It seems that Harrelson managed to provoke the community with an incomplete understanding of the Ask Me Anything format. While fans literally began to ask him anything- including about an alleged prom-night sexual encounter with a fan- Harrelson wanted to use the site to promote his new film, Rampart. Big mistake. As one Redditor joked, the community predictably rejected this strategy and now it seems a bit of a vendetta is brewing after Harrelson’s misstep:

Agent- “Hey, there is this website called Readdit where we can pitch Woody’s new movie! Every person on it is in our target demographic!!!”

Publicist – “Sweet, let’s go piss them off!”

EPIC HIGH FIVE!

You can read the whole Woody Harrelson Reddit AMA debacle here, or just sort through Harrelson’s few exchanges here, on his profile page. Do you like Woody Harrelson less after his Reddit AMA?

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The 39th Annual American Music Awards are currently underway at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and breakout singer of the year Adele is missing.

The British singer who is nominated for four awards (Best Female Artist, Best Adult Contemporary Artist, Artist of the Year, and Favorite Album) is recuperating at home after undergoing surgery in Boston last week to remove a benign polyp in her throat.

While a full recovery is expected for the U.S. and UK’s best selling artist of the year (4 million albums worldwide for her sophomore album 21) she has already been forced to cancel her US tour and all other appearances until the end of the year and is not traveling as she recovers.

Other top nominees in attendance include Kat Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Taylor Swift along with The Band Perry and Lil Wayne, all of whom are nominated for three awards each.

In the meantime Adele wrote on her blog this past Tuesday:

“Thank you for all your positive thoughts and get well wishes. I’m doing really well, on the mend, super happy, relaxed and very positive with it all,” the “Someone Like You” singer wrote.

Not having Adele at a music awards show in 2011 just seems wrong but we’re happy she’s getting the treatment her throat needed so she can continue to write the type of songs that propelled her to fame, perhaps she’ll be taking some of her time off to compose her next smash hit album.

Are you a fan of Adele?

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Soul R&B Female – Rihanna

Pop/Rock Male – Chris Brown

Country Band/Duo/Group – Rascal Flats

Rap/Hip-Hop Album – Kanye West
(Graduation)

Country Male – Brad Paisley

Pop/Rock Album – Alicia Keys (As I Am)

Award of Merit – Annie Lennox

Country Female – Taylor Swift

Pop/Rock Female – Rihanna

Rap/Hip-Hop Male – Kanye West

T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award – Jonas Brothers

Soul/R&B Album – Alicia Keys (As I Am)

Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group – Daughtry

Artist of the Year – Chris Brown

American Music Awards Winners List is a post from: The Inquisitr