Michael Bay Charged with Killing Pigeon in Italy, He Denies It - TMZ

Michael Bay Charged with Killing Pigeon On Italian Set ... Says It Didn't Happen!!!

1/12/2023 4:23 PM PT

Filmmaker Michael Bay is present charged with sidesplitting a pigeon portion directing a movie successful Italy ... but he's firing back, denying it ever happened nether his watch.

The blockbuster manager was deed with charges relating to the execution of the bird, which allegedly happened backmost successful 2018 connected the acceptable of the Netflix flick “6 Underground."

However, sources connected to the accumulation archer TMZ ... each the homing pigeons utilized successful the movie landed safely during filming.

One root told us, "Everyone knows Michael is an carnal activist. This would ne'er hap connected his set. There are dozens of witnesses who said that this didn’t happen."

Italian officials accidental different --  prosecutors assertion the pigeon was killed by a dolly portion Michael was filming successful Rome ... wherever it is amerciable to harm oregon termination chaotic birds.

Authorities accidental idiosyncratic from the acceptable saw the full thing, and took a photograph earlier reporting it to instrumentality enforcement.

The allegation isn't that Michael himself harmed the bird, but due to the fact that helium was the manager ... he's being held liable for the incident. Michael reportedly tried to get the lawsuit thrown retired respective times, but prosecutors persisted.

According to reports, Michael was fixed the enactment to wage a tiny good to settee the full case, but helium declined, saying helium simply wouldn't plead blameworthy to harming an animal.