In case you didn't know this about the champion of the working man and the downtrodden:
MICHAEL MOORE,
friend of the workingman and the triple Whopper, has fled Britain after abusing lowly-paid theatre staff:
American satirist Michael Moore has stormed out of Britain after a bust up with the London theatre hosting his one-man show. The Bowling For Columbine moviemaker performed Michael Moore - Live! to packed audiences for two months before Christmas at The Roundhouse in Camden, North London.
Moore plays to a packed house even if nobody is in the audience.
But on the penultimate night he reportedly flew into a rage, verbally attacked everyone associated with the theatre because he thought he wasn't being paid enough. During the performance he complained he was making just $750 a night.
Why, that's less than $4000 per week! How's a simple guy from Flint meant to survive?
A member of the stage crew says, "He completely lost the plot. He stormed around all day screaming at everyone, even the £5-an-hour bar staff, telling them how we were all conmen and useless. Then he went on stage and did it in public."
I need that crew member for my upcoming documentary about Michael Moore, which will examine Michael Moore using Michael Moore's documentary-making techniques. Call me, crew man!
Staff retaliated by refusing to work the following night, which led to the show being held up for an hour. Eventually he made a groveling apology to staff and the angry audience finally took to their seats.
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