Michael Shannon says Ezra Miller was “very kind” on the set of ‘The Flash.’

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Michael Shannon says Ezra Miller was “very kind” on the set of ‘The Flash.’

“Any time somebody is out in the spotlight getting picked on, I feel for them. Even if it’s warranted, it’s still a horrible situation.” https://t.co/v9GA2Q0t9s
- VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 2, 2023

Comments

[anterrabre]

I think he's just tenderhearted. Ezra isn't shit but I'm not going to dogpile Michael for feeling some kind of way, and in all honesty this sucks because the interviewer is putting their coworkers in the position where they have to answer for them and that's unfair. Yes, Ezra's not doing press; it doesn't mean you get to ask their coworkers how they feel about their crimes!

[bert_macklin]

100% - same with the Steven Yeun/Ali Wong thing. Imagine your coworker fucked up in their private life and now everyone's asking you questions and hating you for it. Wild.

[syvlie0o0]

Eh, that's different because both of them seem to actually be good friends with that cretin and knew about what he's done/said before putting him in their show.

It also wasn't his "private life" is was very much his professional life that he put out there for all to see and hear.

[chll51]

Just to echo your comment, base on what they put out afterward seems like they knew about it and yet still chose to include him. The amount of people bending over backward to defend ali/Steven is so wild.

[love_galore]

No.

Steven Yeun and Ali Wong are not just cast members, they're also BEEF's executive producers.

[momsapplelie]

Nah they literally put out a statement defending their rapist friend, fuck them.

[sandstorm]

This may be the first time I've seen someone ask a man about a coworker's bad behavior. Usually that privilege is only reserved for women (See: WSS 2021)

my god I hope people read the sarcasm.

[anterrabre]

No worries, I did. :)

[jesuisjuan]

I love that you reminded me it's West Side Story because I thought of that example, too, but my goodness, my description was beyond vague lol

[theactualworst]

I agree it’s unfair that he’s being asked but his answer still sucks imo. Ezra hurt people and put minors at risk. They’re not just being ~picked on by the media and they also got off scott free so…

[anterrabre]

That's true, but they put him on the spot by springing that on him. No matter how he answers he loses. Either he trashes his coworker for things he's done outside of work which can look unprofessional, or he plays it off like the person is fine and get raked over the coals. Looks like Shannon tried to say while he recognizes Ezra is a menance he personally didn't have issues with them at work and it still looks bad. It's a bad faith question, and if Shannon and the others are smart they would have all questions about Ezra banned from their future interviews. It's not their job to make them look good, you know?

[theactualworst]

I’m sure the studio has instructed the rest of the cast/crew to only say nice things. I would’ve kept it more generic though. Just say we didn’t have issues on set and leave it at that.

[inandoutofgrace]

How hard is it to say Oh they showed up on time and they were professional while filming, next question ?? If it’s warranted criticism then they’re not being ‘picked on’, make it make sense Michael Shannon

[skeetertuskin]

"it doesn't mean you get to ask their coworkers how they feel about their crimes!"

And why the hell not? This is not that different from asking Cate Blanchett, Meryl and others how they feel about Polanski and Woody Allen's crimes. Granted, the movie was filmed before news about Ezra's latest abuse allegations came to light but still, as a journalist i would want to ask where their co-stars stand on the issue. I do agree that it's not fair to put them in the hot seat but blame WB for deciding to move forward with the release. WB don't get to control the narrative by removing Ezra from the press tour and since studio execs are not the ones being interviewed, that leaves us with actors chiming in. Michael could have declined to comment. Instead he decided to share his two cents and here we are...

[anterrabre]

Your mileage may vary but to me it's a bad faith question because it assumes that you know enough about the situation in order to give an informed answer. Some people might like working with their coworkers but they really don't dig into their personal life, and there's a lot of people who don't know the full extent of his crimes. The interviewer gets a soundbite and snippets picked up by the press no matter what the answer because even if he said "No comment" or "Next question" there are some who would argue that "no answer is an answer" and make a deal about that. No matter how this man answered he would be fucked, and it's not fair to put people in the position to have to answer for someone else's bullshit

[skeetertuskin]

sorry, no. i get where you're coming from but NO. even if they don't know all the details (which i find hard to believe because the coverage was pretty extensive) the only correct answer would be "the allegations are serious and must be dealt with in the appropriate forum. how Ezra conducted themselves on the set with us is irrelevant to this case. I believe the victims." obviously the person in the hot seat answering these questions should be Ezra but since WBD decided to take them off the press tour instead of scraping it altogether, there's really only so much anyone can do at this point. gagging the journalists is not the way to go.