Child Star Haley Joel Osment Arrested For Public Intoxication At Ski Resort

On April 8, the “Sixth Sense” actor was reportedly taken into custody due to alleged intoxication.

On April 8, law enforcement officials got a call about an individual who seemed intoxicated at the Mammoth Mountain resort in California around 2 PM local time.

TMZ, who was the first to report the news, indicated that Osment was arrested for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance.

The unknown substance has reportedly been sent to a lab for testing and has not been identified at this time.

On Wednesday, April 16, the actor was charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled substance.

However, after a brief overnight stay in jail, a judge decided to dismiss all charges against the actor, according to Us Weekly.

Osment, who has faced a great deal of tragedy this year, has yet to respond publicly to the charges.

Osment was only one of many who lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires that ravaged California in January. The fires engulfed many cities in the Los Angeles area, including the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods.

More than 13,000 homes, businesses, and stores were destroyed. 35,000 acres of land were burned, and at least twenty lives have been lost in the destruction.

Journalist Abe Streep of New York Magazine recalled Osment’s tragic story earlier this year.

“After he let his dogs out into the yard, he saw a large plume of black smoke and a glow coming from the canyon,” Streep wrote. “So he loaded up his dogs, passport, and family photos and went to his parents’ house, which was nearby.”

Streep, who just so happens to be the nephew of legendary actress Meryl Streep, indicated that Osment plans to rebuild his home once it is safe to do so.

Although it may be a while until his new home is completed, Haley Joel is spending more time with his sister, Emily Osment, at her home in Los Angeles.

“Because I lost my house in the fires, I’ve been living with her for the past couple of months,” he toldUs Weekly in March. “So she’s been very generous and helping me out there. She’s fantastic.”

Emily settled her divorce from Jack Anthony that same month. They were only married for five months before they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences for the split.

This is not the first time that Osment has had a run-in with the law. In 2006, he crashed into a brick pillar while allegedly intoxicated.

He pleaded no contest to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of possession of marijuana.

At the time, he was sentenced to three years’ probation, 60 hours of alcohol rehab, six months of AA meetings, and ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.

Prior to his arrest, the actor shared a carousel of photos from his trip to Japan. In a slideshow simply titled “Tokyo,” he shared a selfie that featured him standing in front of a tree blooming with cherry blossoms. He also shared some photos of the city’s skyline, the inside of a grocery store, and a statue that looks like a cross between a dragon and a fish.

The location got many fans excited, with many questioning whether his presence there was a sign that he was doing voiceover work for his role as Sora in the “Kingdom Hearts” video game franchise. The action role-playing game was published by Square Enix in 2002 and became so successful that it has spawned thirteen games that are available for a multitude of platforms.

“Kingdom Hearts IV” was formally announced in April 2022 and is expected to take place after “Kingdom Hearts III” and “Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory,” where Osment’s character Sora has become trapped in the world of Quadratum and his Disney companions, Donald Duck and Goofy, try to find and rescue him.