Parents Of Mentally Disabled Teen Plan Lawsuit Against âTransformersâ Director Michael Bay
Â Jeremy and Linda Watson are preparing a lawsuit against director Michael Bay for the pain and suffering they are currently experiencing due to their 14-year-old son Nateâs behavior after he watched the latest Transformers film. Jeremy and Linda say that Nate has a mental handicap, and doesnât understand that the movie is pretend.Linda Watson has said that the issue stems around Nate having a hard time differentiating between what is real and what is fictional.The parents say they typically ensure Nate doesnât have access to fictional and âfantasticalâ material of any sort, however they had rented Transformers from Redbox for themselves, and accidentally left in the familyâs blu-ray player after watchingÂ it last Saturday night. The next morning, Nate woke up and noticed the Redbox case sitting on the player and started watching the movie without alerting his parents.The Watsonâs realized Nate had watched the movie when they found him in a panicked state, throwing all of his Hot Wheels toys out the familyâs living room. Nate told his parents that he canât have themÂ anymore because he doesnât want them to transform.In addition to being terrified of his once favorite toys, he refuses to get in the familyâs minivan in fear that it will transform. The Watsonâs have said that attempting to get Nate in the car is an excruciating task. Linda said âItâs an incredibly miserable experience, he cries, kicks, screams, and uses vulgar language. Not only is his behavior jarring, but itâs embarrassing for us as all of the neighbors stop to stare at the scene Nate is creating.âAs of today, the Watsonâs have not been able to find an attorney willing to take on the case. In a recent interview with a local newspaper, Jeremy Watson was quoted saying âMichael Bay has more money than God after making all these big-budget, Hollywood crapfest films heâs known for, and he deserves to pay. Itâs his responsibility to make sure that people with disabilities donât see his films, and itâs his responsibility to make sure that he isnât creating films that will harm children or young adults.âRedbox looked into credit card transactions, and has indicated that they have no record of the Watsons ever renting the Transformers movie. Michael Bay could not be reached for comment.