Actor Files Lawsuit Against Oscars For False Imprisonment in Academy 'Detention Center'

By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 23rd 2010 07:30AM

Hollywood newcomer Michael Avmen thought attending the Academy Awards would be the highlight of his burgeoning career. Instead, the actor claims that he and his wife were "tentatively confirmed" guests, but were "held against their will" for six hours in the Academy's "detention center," interrogated about how they were able to get onto the red carpet without tickets and accused of lying and trespassing. FOXNews reports that Avmen has now filed a $50 million lawsuit against The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for illegal false imprisonment and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Avmen has small roles in three upcoming films this year -- 'Broken Blade,' 'Battle: Los Angeles' and 'Straw Dogs,' starring Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard.

According to a suit filed in Central District Superior Court in California, Avmen was told he'd been offered a tentative invitation to the event, but despite several attempts by Avmen and his publicist, they were unable to locate the tickets. It's not unusual for the Academy to hold tickets inside the venue; actors such as Robert Downey Jr. also received their tickets on the day of the event. Avmen claims he was led to believe his tickets were waiting for him there.

On the afternoon of March 7, Avmen and his wife dressed up for the Oscars and an usher for the event took them from their hotel to a "resolution desk," where Avmen met an Academy employee with whom he'd been in contact.

After six hours of interrogation, Avmen says uniformed Los Angeles police officers arrived and took them to the station, but no charges were filed. Avmen claims that the officer apologized profusely for how they were treated by Academy officials.

Avmen's lawsuit states that he and his wife were "injured in health, strength and activity" and "sustained injury to his and her body and shock and injury to their nervous system" and have since suffered "humiliation, mental anguish and emotional and physical distress."

"If I or some 'REGULAR' individual acted as the Academy did, we would be in prison right now. I will show that these people aren't above the law," Avmen said in a statement. "Security is one thing, but this was outside the realm of excessive. My wife and I have suffered, and there has been a great injustice enforced."

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Saturday 24 April

By tamsey

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I hope Avmen wins. Do you really think a blight on his career didn't already happen that night he was detained or are you stupidly overlooking the obvious? He needs to sue these high-handed jerks.

By Betty

Dude: You are an idiot, being a republican does not make one a snob. Since you made the statement against republicans, you must be a democrat, who it seems can only defame others rather than say anything meaningful. If this young couple were detained against their will for six hours they deserve at the least a public apology. They were obviously new to the process and were treated very badly. I don't believe they deserve fifty million dollars.

By Kevin

Who gives a _ _ _ _! Why do people worship actors?

By ronald

lopez aint fat shes just perfect and beautiful too.

By volcanfoxxx

MY DEAR ... THERE IS NO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD WITH A BRAIN!!!!

By Linda

Well..buddy...what the heck? This guy has a death wish obviously. Or he just realized he has no talent and his only way to get any celebrity (in his mind) is to sue the people he wants to vote for him? Good Grief...what an idiot. If the Academy Awards gives this jerk one red cent, then they're idiots themselves. You stand in a standby line at an airport and hope you get on the plane but if not..you wait for your time... Not throw a tantrum... and oh.. what attorney in HIS right mind would take this stupid case?

By Brad

Why anyone with an IQ higher than 4 would watch that crap anyway is beyond me. It is for the people and about the people in show business. It is their awards... why should any of the rest of us care about any of it? When I watch actors and directors, etc. wallow in their own glory I am reminded of what Dorothy Parker said (I think it was her): "It's like dogs returning to their vomit."

By Nancy

Hollywood people do think they are above everyone else, after all, they call themselves "stars". What a joke, all of these people are pathetic! I don't watch the Academy Awards anymore because I am no longer willing to participate in their self adulation.

By kelly

Michael Avmen, D lister

By H

The security team at this Oscar awards were far better than the idiots at the White who let in that couple that were never invited and crashed, getting close up to the President and his wife.

The security team at this Oscar awards were far better than the
idiots at the White House who let in that couple that were never invited and crashed, getting close up to the President and his wife.

By ADMR

Security Is ONE Thing - The do not Allow In List Is Another.

By billy

Hmmm. with terrorism in the USA at its highest in decades, maybe they wanted to hold em for a bit to confirm a few things. like, who the hell is he and why he didnt have tickets waiting for him or on him. Im sure the whole story isnt here. If its all true then, he does deserve something but 50 mil? this is why my nices hit head on by a druk driver didnt get any more than 25g. rediculious lawsuits damage real lawsuits. he should sue for a lifetine of tickets and maybe 50 grand. im sure its the lawyers who said go for 50 mil cause they get a third. i have tyo agree he may have insisted on staying and had to be thrown out. we will see.

By Jim

It said "tentativly confirmed". That doesn't mean you get them, it means maybe. If he wasn't contacted he shouldn't have showed up. Now he'll never get an acting job because he's just another punk trying to sue people for nothing. How were he and his wife injured? It's a bunch of crap! I hope he likes his new job at the carwash because that's the only job he'll be able to get.

By bev

What a dope. Does he not know what the word "tentatively" means. Means it has to be worked out and isn't conclusive. Another nobody trying to get money for something he doesn't deserve.

By Sheldon

Who?

By yooperbill

This dude better wun his lawsuit because he is done in Hollywood,he didnt make any friends with this lawsuit and producers dont forget,

By Whoever

THE CAPS LOCK SHOULD MAKE NO DIFF EITHER WAY, ITS WHAT YOU PRECEIVE IT TO BE. SO NA NA NA BOOBOO, AND I DON'T CARE HOW I SPELL EITHER. AND WHATS THE BIG DEAL,WITH THIS DUD, WHY NOT JUST LET HIM IN TO THE AWARDS? DID THEY HAVE A BOMB IN THEIR SHOES?

By ajschrod

When they realized-(for sure)- that no no tickets had been left in their names, they should have gone home! Is it any different than checking into a hotel and finding your reservations were never recorded?

Monday 26 April

By Tyler

I've never heard of this actor. Guess he'll be famous now! That's what we do - make people famous for doing nothing.

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