The men of the Avengers franchise have given some painfully awkward interviews this week -- and in totally different ways!

Robert Downey Jr. sat down with Krishnan Guru-Murthy on the UK's Channel 4 News to chat about Avengers: Age of Ultron, but Guru-Murthy seemed more interested in drudging up RDJ's past than he did chatting about the superhero flick. Things starting getting uncomfortable when Guru-Murthy asked RDJ about going to prison, and though the 50-year-old actor politely tried to explain the context of a quote he gave at the time, Guru-Murthy kept pushing. RDJ looked at his publicist, who was out of the frame, and asked, "Are we promoting a movie?"

But Guru-Murthy didn't stop there! He asked about RDJ's relationship with his dad, his drug use and after asking, "What are we doing?" the star got up from his chair and exited the room ... but not before telling Guru-Murthy that things were getting "a little too Diane Sawyer." Can't say we blame him!

And RDJ's Avengers co-stars Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner didn't really help matters when they called Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow character a "slut" and a "whore" when being interviewed by Digital Spy. We know they're trying to be funny -- but it's anything but. When asked about the Black Widow hooking up with Captain America and Hawkeye instead of the Hulk, Renner laughed and said, "She's a slut." Evans laughed even harder and added, "I was going to say something along that line ... A complete wh*re."

We want to see this movie and it's been getting great reviews, but the interviews this week haven't really been bringing the flick the best press!


UPDATE:
Renner and Evans have both apologized for their remarks.

"I am sorry that this tasteless joke about a fictional character offended anyone," Renner said in a statement. "It was not meant to be serious in any way. Just poking fun during an exhausting and tedious press tour." Evans added, "Yesterday we were asked about the rumors that Black Widow wanted to be in a relationship with both Hawkeye and Captain America. We answered in a juvenile and offensive way that rightfully angered some fans. I regret it and sincerely apologize."