For many who might not recall, Michael Pitt was as soon as the star of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and, seemingly, one of many actors — together with Steve Buscemi — the present had been constructed round. Nonetheless, Pitt was fired after two seasons — and his character killed off — as a result of he was reportedly tough to work with and infrequently got here to the set late and unprepared.
The dangerous rep that Pitt earned on the set of Boardwalk in the end derailed his profession, though he did make a number of memorable appearances in Hannibal and, extra lately, in Apple TV+’s adaption of Stephen King’s Lisey’s Story. In 2020, he additionally appeared within the Netflix movie American Crime, the place he sings a Biz Markie tune.
Evidently, his profession didn’t end up the way in which many anticipated. Neither has the remainder of his life. It’s unclear whether it is habit points, or if he’s mentally unstable, however over the summer time, he was arrested for ripping a cellphone out of a person’s hand and repeatedly hitting him within the face.
Final Friday, Pitt was taken into custody, deemed emotionally disturbed, and hospitalized after somebody known as 911 to report that he was throwing objects at folks from the roof of a constructing. Pitt was carted away on a gurney, and it’s clear from the pictures obtained by TMZ that Pitt was not in his proper way of thinking.
We hope he finds some wanted assist. Within the meantime, it looks as if issues have been wanting up in his profession earlier than the newest setback. He has filmed three films lined up for launch, together with Reptile with Alicia Silverstone and Justin Timberlake; You Can’t Win with Jeremy Allen White; and Black Recordsdata with Sean Penn and Katherine Waterstone. He’s clearly a really proficient actor, however he clearly has his demons.
