Michael Bay Sues Women Over Mansion Car Crash

Michael Bay Sues Women Over Mansion Car Crash

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Michael Bay has filed a lawsuit in against a pair of women he says did nearly six figures in damage to his Bel-Air, property following a crash nearly a year-and-a-half ago.

The director, 61, named Angelica Silver and Shayra LaFuente in the suit, saying LaFuente had driven a 2016 Cadillac ATS into his property in what was a case of hit-and-run on the morning of September 17, 2024.

The filmmaker, whose credits include Transformers, Pearl Harbor and Armageddon, said in legal docs he believes LaFuente had been driving under the influence and speeding at the time of the crash.

Bay said in the court documents that LaFuente eventually knocked over a streetlight, which ripped off her bumper, but still left the scene.

The Los Angeles native said that the Cadillac was driven over a curb and smashed into a number of items, causing $93,000 in damages, according to court documents reviewed by TMZ.

The Daily Mail has reached out to multiple representatives for Bay for comment but has yet to hear back.

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Michael Bay has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against a pair of women he says did nearly six figures in damage to his Bel-Air, California property, following a crash nearly a year-and-a-half ago. Pictured in 2022 in London

Bay said that his front gate fence and camera system were damaged as result of the crash.

The director, whose credits include Transformers, Pearl Harbor and Armageddon, seen in 2017

The Los Angeles native said that the Cadillac was driven drove over a curb and smashed into a number of items, causing $93,000 in damages. Seen in Berlin in 2022 

The director last month sued Cadillac $1.5 million for 'general and compensatory damages' claiming fraud and breach-of-contract, according to legal docs obtained by the Daily Mail. 

Bay pictured with Jake Gyllenhaal at the Ambulance premiere in 2022 

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The filmmaker was seen posing with fans at the cinematic event 

A Cadillac F1 representative told The Athletic in a statement in early February: 'Michael Bay is a cinematic genius and we talked with him about directing our Super Bowl ad. But after two meetings, it became clear he couldn't meet our timeline, and there ultimately wasn't a path forward.

'It's unclear why he's bringing this claim, since the concept and creative were already developed and we were only exploring him as a director. 

'We're confident this will be resolved appropriately. Even so, we still admire Michael Bay's creative brilliance and would welcome the opportunity to work together in the future.'

Towriss told The Athletic in a media roundtable last month that he was 'disappointed that [Bay] chose to' sue him.

Said Towriss: 'Certainly, all the creative was done well in advance of ever speaking with him. We were wanting to talk to him about a role as director, not taking creative ideas from him.

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'The group, translation, that we worked with, did an excellent job developing all that so we are confident it'll be resolved amicably.'

He called the ad 'a huge success,' adding, 'We are very proud of the work that was done, and that's all I can say on it.' 

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Cadillac F1 for comment.

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