Tristram Shapeero, who works in Los Angeles, penned a confession and public apology on the Deadline website.
“I was using the word ‘poor’ in the sense of deserving sympathy, as opposed to any economic judgment,” he wrote.
It showed him preparing for an audition over Zoom, with the comment: “PSA: if you’re a shit-talking director make sure to mute ur shit on zoom meetings.”
Gage tells the director: “I know it’s a shitty apartment.