The Sixth Sense’ actor Haley Joel Osment issued an apology for drunkenly using racial slurs and anti-Semitic comments on a police officer while being arrested.
“I’m absolutely horrified by my behaviour. Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner,” Osment, who is remembered for his performance as a child actor in the 1999 psychological thriller ‘The Sixth Sense’, told People.
“The past few months of loss and displacement have broken me down to a very low emotional place,” he added, referring to losing his home in the Los Angeles fires.
“But that’s no excuse for using this disgusting word. From the bottom of my heart, I apologise to absolutely everyone that this hurt. What came out of my mouth was nonsensical garbage — I’ve let the Jewish community down and it devastates me. I don’t ask for anyone’s forgiveness, but I promise to atone for my terrible mistake.”
The 37-year-old ‘Kominsky Method’ actor, was arrested and booked for alleged public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance at a ski lodge in Mammoth Lakes, California on Tuesday, April 8.
On Thursday, April 17, the Mono County District Attorney’s office said in a statement he was charged with possession of cocaine and disorderly conduct, and his arraignment is scheduled for June 7.
In a bodycam footage, Osment is seen being placed under arrest and heard repeatedly claiming, “I’m being attacked.” When asked for his name, Osment repeats, “I’m an American.”
Police then proceeded to search the actor and recovered a $20 bill before putting him in a police car. While speaking with bystanders at the scene, the officer unfolded the bill and discovered an unknown substance inside – possibly cocaine-, and urged bystanders to “be careful”.
From the bodycam footage obtained from inside the car, an intoxicated Osment was heard saying, “I’m being kidnapped by a f***** Nazi,” followed by him unleashing racial and antisemitic vitriol against the arresting officer.
