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   A press representative for the director Michael Bay said on Thursday morning that the filmmaker was “fine” and “not hurt” after he was attacked in Hong Kong, where he is making “Transformers 4.” 
   
   The press representative said later on Thursday that it was “erroneous” to say that Mr. Bay was injured in the attack, as some reports said, and that in fact the director had fended off a man “who was wielding an air-conditioning unit as a weapon.” 
   
   Reuters reported that two Hong Kong men were arrested Thursday after approaching Mr. Bay at the “Transformers 4” set and demanding money. The men, who were said to be brothers and demanding about $13,000, attacked Mr. Bay; the older brother also was said to have attacked three police officers who tried to intervene. Both men were charged with suspicion of assault; the younger one was also charged with suspicion of blackmail. 
   
   Reuters said that Mr. Bay had been injured on the right side of his face but that the injuries were not serious, and that filming had resumed after the episode. BBC News, citing local Hong Kong reports, said that the men may have been seeking “disturbance fees” paid to shops and businesses whose commerce was affected by the “Transformers 4” production. 
   
   In a statement on Thursday, Gabriela Gutentag, a press representative for Mr. Bay, provided a somewhat different account. Her statement said: 
   
   Director Michael Bay and the cast and crew of “Transformers: Age of Extinction” completed their first day of production in Hong Kong today, Oct. 17, 2013, after four and a half months of filming in Arizona, Utah, Texas, Michigan, Illinois and Washington State since late May. Contrary to several erroneous news reports made today, Bay did not get hurt in a fight on set. The production company did have a bizarre encounter with a man (allegedly under the influence of a narcotic substance) who was wielding an air-conditioning unit as a weapon. The man, who had earlier accosted several other crew members, rushed onto the set in Quarry Bay and swung the air-conditioning unit directly at Bay’s head. The director ducked and wrested the air-conditioner from his attacker, preventing what could have been a serious accident. The company’s security team quickly stepped in and subdued the assault. The police, who also scuffled with the assailant and two of his companions, ultimately arrested the three men. No one on the cast or crew was injured and the production immediately resumed filming without further incident. 
   
   Describing the episode in a post on his Web site, michaelbay.com, Mr. Bay wrote that his assailant “was like a Zombie in Brad Pitt’s movie ‘World War Z’ — he lifted seven guys up and tried to bite them.” 
   
   “He actually bit into one of the guard’s Nike shoe, insane,” Mr. Bay continued. “Thank God it was an Air Max, the bubble popped, but the toe was saved.” 
   
   “After that,” Mr. Bay wrote, “we had a great day shooting here in Hong Kong.” 
   
   In an interview with The New York Times in April, Mr. Bay said he was a recognizable figure when he travels the world. 
   
   “I was just in the Forbidden City, and people were taking pictures of me,” he said. “People know who you are.” ||||| Hong Kong Incident 
   
   Posted on Oct 17, 2013 
   
   Hi, it’s Michael. 
   
   Yes, the story is being passed around is not all true! Yes, some drugged up guys were being belligerent asses to my crew for hours in the morning of our first shoot day in Hong Kong. One guy rolled metal carts into some of my actors trying to shake us down for thousands of dollars to not play his loud music or hit us with bricks. 
   
   Every vendor where we shot got paid a fair price for our inconvenience, but he wanted four times that amount. I personally told this man and his friends to forget it we were not going to let him extort us. He didn’t like that answer. So an hour later he came by my crew as we were shooting, carrying a long air conditioner unit. He walked right up to me and tried to smack my face, but I ducked threw the air unit on the floor and pushed him away. That’s when the security jumped on him. But it took seven big guys to subdue him. It was like a Zombie in Brad Pitt’s movie World War Z—he lifted seven guys up and tried to bite them. He actually bit into one of the guards Nike shoe, insane. Thank god it was an Air Max, the bubble popped, but the toe was saved. 
   
   Then it took fifteen Hong Kong cops in riot gear to deal with these punks. In all, four guys were arrested for assaulting the officers. 
   
   After that, we had a great day shooting here in Hong Kong. The place couldn’t be better.
target: – Michael Bay's own rep calls it "bizarre": While filming the latest Transformers flick in China today, the director had what the rep describes as "a bizarre encounter with a man (allegedly under the influence of a narcotic substance) who was wielding an air conditioning unit as a weapon." After accosting a few crew members, he swung the AC unit at Bay's head, the New York Times reports. In true action hero style, Bay ducked and then "wrested the air conditioner from his attacker," the rep's statement continues. The suspect and two companions were arrested. Some reports said Bay was injured, but his rep says no one was hurt. On his website, Bay describes the suspects as "drugged up guys" and "belligerent asses." He says the crew paid local vendors for their inconvenience during filming, but the suspect "wanted four times that amount." After Bay fought him off, security stepped in: "But it took seven big guys to subdue him. It was like a Zombie in Brad Pitt’s movie World War Z—he lifted seven guys up and tried to bite them. He actually bit into one of the guards Nike shoe, insane," Bay writes. "Then it took 15 Hong Kong cops in riot gear to deal with these punks. In all, four guys were arrested for assaulting the officers."