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        Rep: Robert Downey Jr. Is Not Controversial Internet ‘Blind Item’ Commenter

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        Despite rumors a prolific poster on a gossip site is Robert Downey Jr., his rep says it isn't him.

        Chris Lee

        Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:15PM ET / Published Mar. 16, 2012 4:20PM ET 

        Tim Whitby / Getty Images

        Is Robert Downey Jr. the anonymous blog commenter who’s been rocking the Internet chattering class with scandalous allegations about beloved Hollywood celebrities? Speculation came to a head last week about a frequent guest to the comments section of the gossip website Crazy Days and Nights identifying himself as “Himmmm” who dropped vividly detailed, insider-y blind items about a secret call-girl ring alleged to include Hayden Panettiere and Amanda Bynes. Citing a number of telltale clues, the website Jezebel was first to ponder Downey’s involvement, and from there it became a parlor game among celeb-loving netizens to prove his involvement. On Friday, while accusing Kirk Douglas of having brutally raped Natalie Wood decades ago, Himmmm seemed to all but out himself as the Oscar-nominated Iron Man star. But when asked point blank whether the anonymous commenter is in fact Downey, the star’s publicist, Alan Nierob, told The Daily Beast, “Of course it’s not.”

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