Michael Benjamin Bay is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films.
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Michael Bay is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness.
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Michael Bay co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror films.
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Filmmaker Michael Bay is now charged with killing a pigeon while directing a film in Italy ... but he's firing back, denying it ever happened under his watch.
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The blockbuster director was hit with charges relating to the murder of the bird, which allegedly happened back in 2018 on the set of the Netflix flick “6 Underground."
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As per various news sources, Michael is an animal activist. This would never happen on his set. There are dozens of witnesses who said that this didn’t happen.
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Italian officials say otherwise -- prosecutors claim the pigeon was killed by a dolly while Michael was filming in Rome ... where it is illegal to harm or kill wild birds.
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Authorities say someone from the set saw the whole thing, and took a photo before reporting it to law enforcement.
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The allegation isn't that Michael himself harmed the bird, but because he was the director ... he's being held responsible for the incident.
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Michael reportedly tried to get the case thrown out several times, but prosecutors persisted.
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According to reports, Michael was given the option to pay a small fine to settle the entire case, but he declined, saying he simply wouldn't plead guilty to harming an animal.
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