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Director Michael Bay, known for films such as Bad Boys, The Rock, and Transformers, is being charged with killing an Italian pigeon, according to reports.
According to a report from The Wrap, Bay allegedly killed a pigeon while filming the Ryan Reynolds movie 6 Underground while in Rome.
According to an insider with knowledge of the production, a homing pigeon was allegedly killed by a dolly in the middle of a take in Rome. An unnamed individual who happened to be on set apparently witnessed the incident, took a picture and reported it to Italian authorities, the insider added.
Bay and his legal team have made three different attempts in the past year to throw the case out of court. Because Bay was the director of the film during production, he’s being held responsible. Italian authorities gave Bay the option to settle and pay a small fine, which he declined.
In a statement, Bay has denied any wrongdoing:
“We have clear video evidence,” Bay said, “a multitude of witnesses, and safety officers that exonerates us from these claims. And disproves their one paparazzi photo — which gives a false story.”
“There is an ongoing court case so I cannot get into the specifics, but I am confident we will prevail when I have my day in court,” Bay said.
6 Ambulance — which starred Ryan Reynolds, Melanie Laurent, Adria Arjona, Dave Franco, Ben Hardy, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Lior Raz, Payman Maadi, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Kim Kold, and more — hit Netflix back in 2019.
Most recently, Bay directed the 2022 action film Ambulance, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Eiza González.
In addition to Ambulance, Bay is known for directing projects such as the Transformer franchise, Pain & Gain, The Island, Bad Boys II, Pearl Harbor, and Armageddon.
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