Actor Wants $50 Million For Being ‘Imprisoned’ At The Oscars

An actor denied entrance to the Oscars last month has sued the Academy for false imprisonment, claiming he and his wife were detained for hours without their consent. Michael Avmen, who appears in the upcoming films “Battle: Los Angeles” and “Straw Dogs,” claims he and his wife Mandy were unlawfully imprisoned outside the ceremony after a ticket mix-up. Avmen says his publicist arranged for him to attend the March 7th ceremony at the Kodak Theater and told him he could pick up his tickets once inside the venue. But when the couple arrived on the red carpet without tickets, they say they were “rushed away to an AMPAS detention center where they were held and questioned about how they had been able to get onto the red carpet.” Six hours later, they were transferred to the police station and released without charges. They want $50 million in damages from the Academy.