In the past year, author E.L. James has made more than $4 million, and that’s before any profits from her latest literary response to Wingdings, Grey, or the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. That’s chump change to James, though, as she’s rumored to be worth $80 million. Stifled smut sells well, and James is rolling in a money vault built from officially licensed handcuffs.
She took some time off today from bathing in doubloons to travel to Twitter headquarters for an #AskELJames promotion. It did not go well. For her, at least. For us? It was great.
Did you see the abusive relationship of Bella and Edward and think "hmm needs more abuse" #AskELJames
— Rachel Charlton-Dailey 💖💜💙 (@RachelCDailey) June 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/mrtonylee/status/615545447248199680
Which do you hate more, women or the English language? #AskELJames
— eyeswideshut (@eyeswideshut75) June 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/scarlettparrish/status/615458483538919424
Are you going to answer any of these questions, or do you need Stephenie Meyer to do a Twitter chat first? #AskELJames
— beth (@bethorne) June 29, 2015
Are you as homophobic in real life as your books are? Asking for a friend. #AskELJames
— Jenny Trout (@Jenny_Trout) June 29, 2015
#AskELJames A lad once punched me on a night out. Does this mean he likes me? Should I have gotten his number?
— notgavin (@notgavin) June 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/fawnknutsen/status/615554563970605060
i see people complaining about the #AskELJames tweets being "rude" or "hating", but all i see are truth bombs and a sea of truth pudding.
— 🩷 Rebekah Weatherspoon Book Updates! 🩷 (@RdotSpoon) June 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/The_Frenemy/status/615543376847446016
#AskELJames Are you getting tendinitis from having to hit "block" so often :(
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) June 29, 2015
#AskELJames
Is there a safe word we can use to get you to stop writing such drivel?— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) June 29, 2015
#AskELJames Is pee in your balls?
— Amanda Mancino-Williams (@Manda_like_wine) June 29, 2015
#AskELJames what makes you think that surviving childhood trauma gives someone the right to brutalize someone else?
— v (@THEBLACKWlDOW) June 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/avestal/status/615578089511190528
https://twitter.com/LiamDrydenEtc/status/615563655363592192
https://twitter.com/nessaskybooks/status/615521112701698048
EL James entering the #AskELJames hashtag. pic.twitter.com/hugpOU0MiH
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015
One of these days, PR teams will realize these NEVER go well. I hope they never do.
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