Thora Birch and her husband, Michael Benton Adler grabbed the attention as the duo recently clashed with an autograph seeker and made a comment that sparked backlash!
American actress Thora Birch has grabbed the attention with her husband, Michael Benton Adler, recently, as a video of them fighting with an autograph seeker went viral. The incident sparked backlash for Thora Birch and her husband, Michael, as they made a comment while clashing with the autograph seeker. The couple later clarified what led them to make the comment, while clarifying the entire scenario. For the unversed, Thora Birch got married in 2018, and it was through her social media that she announced the news of her marriage. Amid all this, let's look at what actually happened and learn all about Thora's husband, Michael.
Thora Birch was born in California to Jack Birch and Carol Connors. She began her career at a young age with the movie, Purple People Eater in 1988. Following this, she continued to work in several films as a child artist, including Paradise, Patriot Games, Hocus Pocus, Monkey Trouble, Now and Then, and Alaska. Her breakthrough came with her work in American Beauty, which also brought her a nomination for a BAFTA.
Thora Birch was also seen in Dungeons & Dragons, The Hole, Silver City, and Dark Corners. Birch took a break from acting after producing and starring in Petunia in 2012, and came back four years later to act in independent films like The Last Black Man and The Chronology of Water. It was in 2018 when the actress got married to Michael Benton Adler. Michele is an American talent manager and producer, who was born in 1977 in California. He works with Luber Roklin Entertainment as a manager, and he is also known for his philanthropic work.
Thora Birch and Michael Benton Adler attended the BAFTA Tea Party on Saturday, and after the same, outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, they were approached by an autograph seeker. The couple was asked for an autograph by the seeker, and in the clips, initially, the conversation appeared to be pretty normal. Later, Michael was seen getting angry and he clashed with the man, while tearing up the photos. In a clip obtained by TMZ, Thora was heard saying:
"Did you call him trash? Birch shouted at the man. Are you out of your mind? Did you just call him trash?"I'll f***ing knock you out"
As Thora Birch made the comment, 'Are you from Israel?', it instantly sparked backlash. However, as per Michael Benton Adler, the autograph seeker was threatening him and even put his hands on him. Michael also added that the man had been bothering his wife throughout the weekend.
In a statement through TMZ, the couple shared that they were sorry that the incident was stretched to such an extent, but that the autograph seeker followed Thora from a private place to her car, and she was just trying to calm the situation. In a video, the autograph seeker asked for money as Michael ended up tearing the photos. In the statement to TMZ, Thora Birch shared that the comment on Israel was misinterpreted, as she herself is from Israel and is Jewish.
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