New York Daily News

MOORE’S ‘DEATH THREATS’ TO CUOMO – CONFIDENTI­AL:

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GOV. CUOMO HAS unwittingl­y been drawn into Oscar-winning provocateu­r Michael Moore’s Broadway debut. In “The Terms of My Surrender,” Moore recalls key moments from his life, including death threats like the one Glenn Beck seemed to imply in a 2005 broadcast, in which the unhinged talk show host pondered how he might kill Moore. Moore (photo inset) wonders during the show if indeed freedom of speech covers that sort of thing. He follows that point to its logical conclusion and appears to stage a phone call to the governor’s office, repeating Beck’s comments about him — but directing those words at Cuomo. So far, there’s been no reply from the governor’s office. On May 17, 2005, Beck ominously spoke about murdering the “Bowling for Columbine” filmmaker. “Let me just tell you what I’m thinking,” said Beck, whose voice is heard in the Belasco Theatre, where Moore’s show opens Thursday. “I’m thinking about killing Michael Moore. And I’m wondering if I could kill him myself or if I would need to hire somebody to do it. I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know. And I could just be choking the life out of him. Is this wrong?”

Apparently not. Moore recalls that he went to authoritie­s — and was told that since he’s a celebrity, there’s nothing to be done.

And this is where the gov makes his entrance on the Great White Way.

Moore appears to call Cuomo’s office, and a recorded voice message is heard. “I’m thinking about killing Andrew Cuomo,” Moore says into a prop phone. “And I’m wondering if I could kill him myself or if I would need to hire somebody to do it.”

Whether he actually calls Cuomo’s office is a mystery. The play is performed after hours, when Moore would only get a voice mail. Daily News inquiries to Cuomo’s press team were unanswered and the theater declined to comment on the authentici­ty of Moore’s call.

Moore told the audience on Tuesday that he’d made this call a few times during the show’s preview phase, but was unsure if that bit stayed in the show, according to Daily News theater writer Joe Dziemianow­icz.

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