‘Ultimate Fighter’ Alum Shot By Assault Rifle In TV Stunt Audition, Sues – TMZ

WORST. AUDITION. EVER!!!

A pro stuntman claims he became as soon as SHOT IN THE BACK with live ammunition from a semi-automatic assault rifle while auditioning for a position in a TV level to … and shocker, he’s pissed!!!

The actual person within the relieve of the lawsuit is Alex Schoenauer — a extinct MMA fighter who famously looked on season 1 of UFC’s “The Final Fighter” … the put he fought (and misplaced to) Forrest Griffin.

Schoenauer is a stuntman now … but issues went horribly awry for him at some stage in a Sept. 2018 audition for JMP Productions, which makes circulation presentations like “SEAL Team” and “S.W.A.T.”

Based mostly on the suit, Schoenauer’s audition called for him to burst via a door with a stuntwoman on the Oak Tree Gun Membership in SoCal while both carrying semi-automatic assault rifles.

Project is … Schoenauer claims the guns had been loaded with LIVE AMMO — and when the stuntwoman fired her gun, he became as soon as blasted via the upper relieve!!!

Schoenauer says the bullet exited via his upper arm/shoulder — although he doesn’t hiss within the lawsuit if the injuries he sustained had been life-threatening.

The share of the lawsuit we precise don’t understand … Schoenauer claims the actual person accountable for coordinating the stunt particularly arranged for the guns to be loaded with exact ammunition.

Now, Schoenauer is suing every person from JMP to the stunt coordinator … and even the girl who shot him within the relieve for unspecified damages.

We reached out to JMP Productions for observation — to this level, no discover relieve.

Schoenauer’s MMA profession by no formulation in actuality took off after “The Final Fighter” … but he’s stumbled on success within the stunt world (besides being shot) … with gigs on gigantic motion images like “Rapid Five,” “Cease of Look” and ‘Transformers.’