Despite Empire of the waterfront was primarily the Steve Buscemi series from start to finish, in the first seasons of the crime drama, Michael Pitt played a pivotal role as Jimmy Darmody, Buscemi’s protege turned nemesis Nucky Thompson. It’s been 11 years since Pitt left Empire of the waterfront (which you can stream with an HBO Max membership) and Pitt has since starred in a number of other high-profile projects. However, Pitt is now making headlines not because of the professional effort, but because he was hospitalized after his strange behavior led him to call the emergency health services.
On Friday, New York authorities were alerted that Michael Pitt was throwing objects at people in Bushwick, Brooklyn, possibly from the roof of a building. The police arrived shortly after receiving the call to arrest Pitt, but instead of accusing him of a crime they took him to a nearby hospital for treatment as they deemed him emotionally disturbed. The video provided to TMZ showed Pitt tied to a stretcher and taken to what was likely an ambulance nearby, with the release describing the actor as “numb … first looking at the sky, then turning his head to the side as he lying quietly in bed “. the stretcher”.
This isn’t the first time Michael Pitt has been at the center of an incident taking place in this New York neighborhood. In July, the Empire of the waterfront alum was arrested for petty assault and robbery because he allegedly punched a man in the head several times and then grabbed his phone, even though the man suffered only minor injuries. As for Pitt’s current situation, it is unclear what his hospital status is, but New York law allows a person to be placed in involuntary psychiatric detention for only 72 hours unless the hospital does so. advice. He asks a judge for an extension order, so the wait is extended to no more than 60 days.
before joining Empire of the waterfrontMichael Pitt has appeared in films such as In Search of Forrester, Hedwig and the angry itch Yes The villageas well as having a recurring role as Henry Parker Dawson Creek Season 3. When Empire of the waterfront success, gave him another opportunity to work with Steve Buscemi, as they had appeared together earlier in 2006 Delusional. Jimmy Darmody started Empire of the waterfront working for Nucky Thompson after returning from World War I, but eventually separated from his mentor and attempted to bring down his criminal enterprises. This conflict ended when Jimmy was shot by Nucky in the season 2 finale. Although he wasn’t involved for the next three seasons, Pitt ended up predicting accurately. Empire of the waterfrontends months before the show ends in late 2014.
After his departure from Empire of the waterfrontMichael Pitt appeared as Seven psychopaths, Delinquent Yes ghost in the shelland he also appeared as Mason Verger in three episodes of the cult-favorite series Hannibal (which Hulu subscribers can stream). Most recently, he returned to play Andrew Landon on the Apple TV + show. Lisey’s story, adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. Pitt’s upcoming movies include Reptile Yes black filesBut for now, let’s hope the actor gets the help he needs with his mental health issues.
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Source: Cinemablend
