TikTok star ‘degrades’ Planet of the Apes cast in fumbled interview [Video]

The trend of hiring influencers and TikTokers to interview actors has proved a controversial one but it appears to be going nowhere.

One TikToker has been slammed for his ‘degrading’ questioning of star Owen Teague at the premiere of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in Hollywood.

‘Mumbling to actors on the red carpet,’ captioned Easton Simpson as he interviewed the IT actor.

The uncomfortable interview sees the 19-year-old social media star — with around 370,000 followers — purposely obscure questions as Owen, 25, tried to politely answer.

‘Acting in this movie is a little different because you’re not playing a human, what there any part where you’d say you notice that,’ he said, mumbling increasingly towards the end of the sentence.

Confused, the Stand star responded: ‘Sorry?’ and leaned in to listen closer, only to be given an even more garbled response.

‘What?’ Owen asks after taking a second and looking slightly irritated at the third repeat of the question, asking: ‘And …