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Michael Bay Denies Killing a Pigeon During the Filming of Ryan Reynolds’ ‘6 Underground&#8217;

Whenever any filmmaker makes a film, they keep in mind not to hurt anybody’s
feelings intentionally. Then they need to take care of not harming any living
beings physically. By doing so, they can face legal battles as well. One such
incident surfaced on the internet about Ryan Reynolds’
[http://netflixjunkie.com/tag/ryan-reynolds/] 2019 action film, 6 Underground.



6 Underground is an American vigilante action thriller film directed by Michael
Bay and stars Ryan Reynolds, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mélanie Laurent, Adria Arjona,
Ben Hardy, Corey Hawkins, and Dave Franco. When the film was released, Netflix
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news/] announced a sequel film but later
canceled it after getting mixed reviews. In recent times, the director of the
film, Michael Bay, made it to the headlines because of killing a pigeon during
the filming, which he vehemently denies.

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RYAN REYNOLDS STARRER 6 UNDERGROUND RESURFACED TO FIGHT A LEGAL BATTLE

Though the entire film is full of excitement and action, the Italian government
didn’t like it. Not because of creative differences or shooting the fighting
scenes at the location. They didn’t like it because the director of the film,
Michael Bay, could face charges for killing a pigeon during the shooting in
Venice. According to The Wrap
[https://www.thewrap.com/michael-bay-italy-pigeon-killing-exclusive/], an
insider had a video of an incident that they took to the authorities. Since
then, there has been a legal fight going on between them and Mr. Bay.



Although the director denied the claims, saying the evidence was false. He even
reaffirmed he would never, knowingly or unknowingly, harm or kill any animal.
The director claimed to be an activist and shared his previous clean records.
The Transformers‘ direction assured in his 30 years of career, no involved
animals had been harmed.

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The issue has become bigger because it indeed is a serious crime in Italy to
harm or kill a pigeon. The reason being these pigeons are one of the 572 species
of bird that is under the protection of European law’s Birds Directive. However,
Bay had time to settle with the Italian government by paying some amount of
fine. He declined to do so because he didn’t want to plead guilty to harming an
animal. Therefore, he declined the offer and the results are still unknown.


MICHAEL BAY’S LEGAL TEAM SENDS A LETTER TO THE WRAP

Following The Wrap’s exclusive piece dropping on the internet, Bay’s legal team
sent the publication a letter that called the original story reckless, false,
and defamatory. “Mr. Bay was never accused, much less “charged,” with “killing”
an animal,” read the letter shared by Variety in its exclusive piece.

> Michael Bay Blasts ‘Reckless’ and ‘False’ Story Accusing Him of Killing a
> Pigeon on Movie Set in Italy (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/Aj2zUxFXRy
> [https://t.co/Aj2zUxFXRy]
> 
> — Variety (@Variety) January 14, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1614340491532988417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



The letter further called The Wrap’s article harmful and malicious for sharing
false facts despite the allegations being rebutted prior to the publishing of
the article. By stating other similar cases involving monetary damages, the
letter concludes by asking the publication to correct or retract the piece.

What do you think of this situation? Share your views with us in the comment box
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<p>Whenever any filmmaker makes a film, they keep in mind not to hurt anybody&#8217;s feelings intentionally. Then they need to take care of not harming any living beings physically. By doing so, they can face legal battles as well. One such incident surfaced on the internet about <a href="http://netflixjunkie.com/tag/ryan-reynolds/">Ryan Reynolds&#8217;</a> 2019 action film, <em>6 Underground.</em></p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="6 Underground starring Ryan Reynolds | Official Trailer | Netflix" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YLE85olJjp8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p><em>6 Underground</em> is an American vigilante action thriller film directed by <strong>Michael Bay</strong> and stars <strong>Ryan Reynolds, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mélanie Laurent, Adria Arjona, Ben Hardy, Corey Hawkins, and Dave Franco.</strong> When the film was released, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news/">Netflix</a> announced a sequel film but later canceled it after getting mixed reviews. In recent times, the director of the film, Michael Bay, made it to the headlines because of<strong> killing a pigeon during the filming, which he vehemently denies.</strong></p>
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<h2>Ryan Reynolds starrer 6 Underground resurfaced to fight a legal battle</h2>
<p>Though the entire film is full of excitement and action, the <strong>Italian</strong> <strong>government</strong> didn&#8217;t like it. Not because of creative differences or shooting the fighting scenes at the location. They didn&#8217;t like it because the director of the film, Michael Bay, could face charges for killing a pigeon during the shooting in Venice. <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/michael-bay-italy-pigeon-killing-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to The Wrap</a>, <strong>an insider had a video of an incident</strong> that they took to the authorities. Since then, there has been a legal fight going on between them and Mr. Bay.</p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Exclusive behind the scenes with Ryan Reynolds and Michael Bay of ‘6 Underground’ in Abu Dhabi" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g4gf7_AqUms?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Although the director <strong>denied</strong> the claims, saying the evidence was false. He even reaffirmed he would never, knowingly or unknowingly, harm or kill any animal. The director claimed to be an <strong>activist</strong> and shared his previous clean records. The <em>Transformers</em>&#8216; direction assured in his 30 years of career, no involved animals had been harmed.</p>
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<p>The issue has become bigger because<strong> it indeed is a serious crime in Italy to harm or kill a pigeon.</strong> The reason being these pigeons are one of the <strong>572 species</strong> of bird that is under the protection of <strong>European law&#8217;s Birds Directive.</strong> However, Bay had time to settle with the Italian government by paying some amount of fine. He declined to do so because he didn&#8217;t want to plead guilty to harming an animal. Therefore, he declined the offer and the results are still unknown.</p>
<h2>Michael Bay&#8217;s legal team sends a letter to The Wrap</h2>
<p>Following The Wrap&#8217;s exclusive piece dropping on the internet, Bay&#8217;s legal team sent the publication a letter that called the original story reckless, false, and defamatory. &#8220;<em>Mr. Bay was never accused, much less “charged,” with “killing” an animal,&#8221; </em>read the letter shared by Variety in its exclusive piece.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Bay Blasts ‘Reckless’ and ‘False’ Story Accusing Him of Killing a Pigeon on Movie Set in Italy (EXCLUSIVE) <a href="https://t.co/Aj2zUxFXRy">https://t.co/Aj2zUxFXRy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1614340491532988417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>The letter further called The Wrap&#8217;s article harmful and malicious for sharing false facts despite the allegations being rebutted prior to the publishing of the article. By stating other similar cases involving monetary damages, the letter concludes by asking the publication to correct or retract the piece.</p>
<p>What do you think of this situation? Share your views with us in the comment box below.</p>


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