My 2015 Mr. Olympia Report:
The Bottle Incident: So my videographer, Eddie (a Marine who blazed a trail through Vegas as if it were Candy Land) and I are at the 212 Division Pre-Judging.
There is a guy sitting in his chair taking pictures with his camera. That sounds like dozens of other people and not at all strange. He is NOT
standing up. His arms are NOT stretched out above his head. He is simply leaning forward with this arms and taking photos with a small camera and NO extended
lens. Some jerks from several rows behind him are yelling at him as if he is blocking their view. He isn't. He is by himself and just taking pictures in the most harmless
of ways.
Well, these guys throw a plastic water bottle at him and it hits him in the back. The guy, realizing there is a group of them who threw it, doesn't turn around
and those guys begin mocking him. Eddie looks at me and says, "These guys are assholes." I said, "Worse, they're bullies." Eddie and I turn to them and Eddie yells "Hey assholes, what
the fuck are you doing?" They just look at us and don't respond. Eddie yells, "Don't do that shit". I then yell, "Why don't you throw a bottle at us?" They didn't.
Of course, there is no security and no one ensuring that people who paid for seats are actually in a seat and comfortable and not molested by the crowd. It's a virtual
free for all and no one stopping anyone. Of course, Hide's contingency are standing and screaming the whole time as if no one else matters and that Hide is actually impressing someone.
Harley
