Matthew McConaughey slammed for bizarre self-help webinar sales pitch

Matthew McConaughey has come under fire after his bizarre self-help seminar turned into a sales pitch for an expensive $4,507 life coaching course.

The Oscar-winning actor hosted the webinar on Monday, in which he played the bongos and offered vague advice on self-improvement, before hosting a program called “Roadtrip: The Highway to More.”

McConaughey was joined at the “Art of Livin'” seminar by motivational speaker Tony Robbins and entrepreneur Dean Graziosi as they rolled out the eight-week package — which was reduced to $397 for those who tuned into the online event.

The course claims to help people reach their full potential. But dozens of viewers have since denounced the seminar as a “shameful” attempt to make money.

According to the Art of Livin’ website, more than 2.4 million people came to McConaughey for the self-help seminar, which was billed as an “intimate one-time event to create a future you can look forward to.”

McConaughey had been promoting the seminar, asking people to “be cool with your future self and show up.”

Viewers who pay for a two-month course are guided through nine “mile markers on your highway to more” — which include nicknames like “more you,” “cooler,” and “more selfish.”

A wide-eyed McConaughey went on to make several odd statements in the webinar, including, “The art of living begins with giving in — if we want to be legit, we must first give in.” Yes, I just rhymed. Guilty. I do that. Always…’

Viewers were also urged to “name, claim, and declare” their motivations for growth, where they note their desires to make them a reality.

But many were unimpressed when the actor spent several hours offering ambiguous advice such as don’t “be lazy with yourself” and “ask ourselves the right questions.”

He spoke alongside an automated laugh track and applause generator and the recommendations he gave the audience included quitting “the 9-5 job” to pursue a million dollar business idea.

“I’m here because I don’t make straight A’s in everything I preach about and things I’ve already learned I still don’t live up to,” the actor continued, speaking through terms like “complacency.” ‘ and ‘illusions’.

In one of the weirder parts of the hour-long seminar, McConaughey picked up his bongo drum and tapped along as he read commentators’ reasons for participating in the online class.

“I want a better life!” he started. ‘I want to be a better husband! I’m a self sabotage!’

However, viewers were disappointed when the celebrity hosts ended the webcast with a call to buy their expensive motivational program.

Matthew McConaughey, left, was joined by several celebrity speakers, including Tony Robbins, right

The Oscar-winning actor played the bongos as his co-hosts, including entrepreneur Dean Graziosi, departed, offering advice to viewers

Viewers were left disappointed after being confronted with an expensive package at the end of the vague motivational seminar

McConaughey’s seminars are being heralded as a follow-up to his best-selling 2020 memoir, “Greenlights,” which he says will allow him to go “deeper and even more practical” than his book.

Valued at $4,507, those who spend on the concluding course gain access to benefits including a “live weekly “Roadtrip Pitstops”,” worth $497, and “an immersive learning experience” worth $1,094.

The package also includes 50 bonus meals donated to the charity Feeding America, and “private community access” — both of which are deemed “priceless” in the cost breakdown.

But many took to social media to unpack at the event for being a cash grab, with one caveat: “Don’t bother – infomercial.”

‘This became a pitch for an expensive class. Not good,’ added another.

A third viewer who said she was “broke” due to caring for her ailing husband declined the lengthy sales pitch, saying “I definitely didn’t expect a huge sales pitch that I and probably a number of others can’t afford.. bummed”.

The two-month course offers a 30-day money-back guarantee for those who aren’t happy with their purchase – but the website warns viewers that “this program won’t work if you don’t consume the content.”

McConaughey’s preference for using bongos during the seminar also caused him to riff a new song about his 1999 arrest, in which he joked about being taken into custody while drumming naked in Austin, Texas.

Later in the seminar, McConaughey also introduced longtime motivational speaker Tony Robbins, who told the “Interstellar” actor that he was “digging up everything you talked about.”

“You’re pretty crazy, not very crazy,” he added.

The seminar, which will run every week, is owned by Mind Mint LLC, which is owned by Robbins and Graziosi, and McConaughey’s Barefoot Money Inc startup.

Representatives of Mind Mint LLC, Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins have been contacted by DailyMail.com for comment.