Robin Thicke, the singer of the controversial 2013 smash hit Blurred Lines, has been attacked by thousands of angry Twitter users criticising him for his creepy approaches to women.

The singer was appearing on celebrity and music channel VH1, which asked fans to tweet in their questions with the #askthicke hashtag. It didn’t take long for the hashtag to get hijacked with thousands of snarky questions and jokes.

Thicke had previously been criticised for starring in Miley Cyrus’ infamous twerking routine at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, for groping fans, and for the problematic lyrics of his pop hit Blurred Lines.

What form of sexual or emotional abuse will you be normalising in your next jaunty hit? #AskThicke

— Scriblit (@Scriblit) June 30, 2014

Thicke’s recently released album Paula, which he dedicated to his estranged wife Paula Patton, has been slammed as “creepy”, and potentially threatening.

The film clip for the first single, Get Her Back, depicts Thicke shirtless, dancing with a naked woman who looks like his ex-wife and covered in watery blood, occasionally drowning in a tank of it. In the clip he cries over text message conversations the viewer is meant to assume are real.

#AskThicke do u gel ur hair with the grease from ur own personality

— spideypool (@MycroftLuvzCake) July 1, 2014

#AskThicke Did you really write a rape anthem as a love song for your wife and are you still wondering why she left you? — Maria (@MariaJPrice) July 1, 2014

Which would you say was the most ill advised idea – the rape anthem, public stalking of your ex wife or #AskThicke? Thicke’s recently released album Paula, which he dedicated to his estranged wife Paula Patton, has been slammed as creepy, and potentially threatening. In the clip for the first single, Get Her Back, Thicke was shirtless, dancing with a naked woman who looks like his ex-wife and covered in a watery blood, occasionally drowning in a tank of it. — Laura (@lala83) July 1, 2014

The anger did not appear to phase Thicke, who tweeted back to some of the questions.

I’m a big boy. I can handle it. RT @IamEast Man people are brutal on this #AskThicke

— VH1 (@VH1) July 1, 2014

.@tnwhiskeywoman If you listen to the album you wouldn’t ask that question #AskThicke — VH1 (@VH1) July 1, 2014

While the hashtag was overrun by detractors, many of Thicke’s fans valiantly tweeted in genuine questions.

Ur personal life’s always been the inspiration for ur music but do u think you’ve shared too much private info on ur new album? #AskThicke

— Angela Sullivan (@asullivn) July 1, 2014

Twitter was still running hot three hours after the conversation was wrapped up.

His rape anthem: 99p. His ex-wife stalking album: £8.99. The #AskThicke hashtag tearing his ego in two: PRICELESS. — Sarah Myles (@sjmyles) July 1, 2014