CEO Of Anonymous Social App Whisper Nearly Melts Down On Stage At TechCrunch's Startup Conference

In an extremely contentious interview with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, Michael Heyward, the CEO of anonymous social network Whisper, nearly melted down on stage today at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference.

Arrington peppered Heyward with questions about the purpose of the Whisper app. Arrington seemed to think Whisper is designed to make it easy for people to bully others, which is antithetical to Whisper's mission of making the world more "caring, empathetic, and tolerable."

Specifically, Arrington pointed out a Whisper post from earlier this year that alleged Gwyneth Paltrow was cheating on her husband. Arrington didn't think it was proper for Whisper to allow that post on the service. Heyward said part of Whisper's mission is to expose news and secrets about public figures like Paltrow.

Then things got really dicey. By the end, it was clear Heyward was a little frazzled by Arrington's questions and was having difficulty completing his thoughts.

Fast forward to about the 15 minute mark to watch the good stuff: