TRANSFORMERS Director Michael Bay Forced To Deny Killing A Pigeon On Set Of Netflix's 6 UNDERGROUND

Michael Bay is facing a major legal battle in Italy after authorities accused the filmmaker of being responsible for a pigeon's death on the set of 6 Undergound...and no, it wasn't caught in an explosion!

The Wrap (via ActioNewz.com) has revealed that Transformers director Michael Bay is facing charges in Italy relating to the death of a pigeon on the set of Netflix's 6 Underground back in 2018. 

The filmmaker is said to have made several attempts to clear the case, and categorically denied the allegations in a statement shared with the trade. "I am a well-known animal lover and major animal activist. No animal involved in the production was injured or harmed. Or on any other production I’ve worked on in the past 30 years."

Pigeons are actually a protected species in Italy, and there's a law which makes it illegal to harm, kill, or capture any wild birds. A homing pigeon is alleged to have been killed by a dolly while filming was taking place in Rome, with an unnamed witness providing Italian authorities with a description and photo of what they claim to have seen happen. 

To that, Bay responds, "We have clear video evidence, 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."

Despite the fact Bay wasn't operating the equipment, he's deemed responsible as 6 Underground's director. Numerous attempts have been made to get the case thrown out, and the director declined an offer to settle by paying a small fine as "I would not plead guilty to having harmed an animal." 

Ryan Reynolds starred in 6 Underground from a script by Deadpool franchise scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. It received mostly negative reviews and was seemingly largely forgotten about after being released on the streaming platform. Needless to say, we didn't expect it to find its way back into the headlines quite like this. 

We'll be keeping a bird's eye view of this situation as it develops.

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