Transformers director Michael Bay, whose net worth reportedly exceeds $500 million, was recently accused of killing a pigeon on set. Italian police have reportedly charged Bay with killing a carrier pigeon on the set of 6 Underground in Rome in 2018. Despite the fact that he denied killing the bird. Bay said he was facing charges, but did not specify what.
Michael Bay is accused of killing a pigeon in Italy‼️😳 https://t.co/Qby0GMWsjD
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Michael Bay earned his highest income as a director and producer on various Hollywood films.
Michael Bay has directed numerous successful films that have helped him build a solid and well-founded fortune as well as recognition in the business. Despite the fact that most of his films are box office hits, he is usually not respected by film reviewers. The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001) and the Transformers film trilogy are among his most popular films. Bay earned nearly $300 million from the Transformers movies alone. Eleven of Bay’s films have grossed more than $5 billion worldwide. It is the fourth highest gross profit in Hollywood history for a filmmaker.
Although he is known for his work as a director, it is not his only source of income. Michael Bay has produced and co-produced approximately 50 films in addition to those he has directed. He was a creative associate on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Purge, Bumblebee, and A Quiet Place, among others. He has worked as an executive producer on television programs such as Black Sails, Jack Ryan and The Last Ship.
Bay’s legal team tried to settle the matter three times in 2022.
Pigeons, like other birds, are a protected species in Italy and it is illegal to capture, injure or kill them. According to a production source, the bird was killed while shooting the dummy, and a witness photographed the event and reported it to the Italian authorities. Michael Bay, on the other hand, said that his team has clear video that refutes the allegations. Bay stated:
“We have clear video evidence, numerous witnesses and security officials who exonerate us of these allegations and disprove their one paparazzi shot – which tells a false story.”
The 57-year-old director claimed to be a well-known animal lover and activist. He emphasized that no animal was ever harmed or harmed during the production of the film, nor was any animal harmed in any other film he worked on in his 30 years of experience.
Bay went on to say:
“Since there is an ongoing legal case, I can’t go into the details, but I’m sure we’ll be able to work it out when I get my day in court.”
Michael Bay’s legal team refused to accept the charges three times in 2022. Italian authorities even gave the director the option of paying compensation to settle the issue. However, the director also refused. Bay responded to the offer by saying he would plead not guilty to causing injury to a bird or animal. Filming on 6 Underground began in 2018 in four locations: Rome, Florence, Taranto and Sienna. Ryan Reynolds, French actress Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Ben Hardy, Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins, Lior Raz and Paymaan Maadi star in the Netflix hit.
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