Posted on 07/19/2012 2:49:14 PM PDT by Red Badger
Fred Willard was arrested for lewd conduct last night in Hollywood when police allegedly caught him with his pants down in an adult movie theater ... TMZ has learned.
According to law enforcement sources, LAPD undercover vice officers went into the Tiki Theater in Hollywood and found the 78-year-old "Anchorman" star watching last night's feature ... with his penis exposed and in his hand.
We're told Willard was arrested around 8:45PM and booked for lewd conduct.
It was a quick release -- we're told he was out of police custody a short while later.
As for which movie Fred was watching -- there are 3 flicks in rotation at the theater ... "Follow Me 2," a XXX parody of "The Client List," and "Step Dad No. 2."
Willard is best known for his memorable roles in "Best in Show", "For Your Consideration", "American Wedding" and "Everybody Loves Raymond."
According to IMDB, Fred is "rumored" to be in pre-production for a movie entitled ... "The Yank."
It's a comedy.
UPDATE:
8:47 AM PT -- We're starting to get comments from people who say Fred is 72 and not 78 ... but official records show that he was born on September 18, 1933 ... NOT 1939.
7:06 AM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the LAPD vice officers were not conducting a raid ... but rather a "random walk-through" of the premises.
We're told ... when theaters like this get their license, they have to allow cops in whenever they want ... to inspect.
In fact, the theater has a sign posted in the front which warns customers that the theater is "viewed by LAPD."
The theater also warns, "No Alcohol, No Weapons, No smoking inside" ... and no pets.
The signs do not warn about flogging the dolphin.
Great, now that’s stuck in my head....
LOL.....reply of the day.....
” In fact, the theater has a sign posted in the front which warns customers that the theater is “viewed by LAPD.”
I wouldn’t be surprised.
WHACK!
He knocks it out of the park!
He’s 78 years old! Wow! I’m more surprised he’s almost 80 than the subject of the news story.
Fernwood - and yes. With Martin Mull
With porn rampant on the Internet it’s amazing that these theaters still attract patrons. Willard will go the way of Peewee Herman.
A BS arrest.Cops with nothing better to do than invade a porn theater and arrest a Jag off.
They should find something better to do with their time.
This is the same thing I was thinking.
IIRC “Pee Wee” was staying at his parents when he got himself into trouble.
Not that such is a good excuse, but it wasn’t a matter of him not having a DVD player (was it VCR back then?), or a computer on hand.
Lat night it was Firmwood; at least that was Willard’s likely hope. A replay of headier days, so to speak.
Last night it was Firmwood; at least that was Willard’s likely hope. A replay of headier days, so to speak.
I tend to agree, it’s not like he was exposing himself before the public, everybody there was probably doing the same exact thing.
If they want to close the business down, fine....but come on, what do you expect guys to do in a place like that?
I don’t understand why this is a crime. There are no children in these places and no women (I’m guessing). Why would he be arrested and not just given a warning?
July 1991 DVD players were still in the future.........computers were 80386 20 MHz machines and CD was the new thing in music..............
LOL....what an image.
Review of the Tiki Theatre....pretty much says it all about what goes on there.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/tiki-theatre-los-angeles
Dude it’s called internet porn for a reason! What shocks me is that there are porn theaters still open these days.
Yuck, I know, I’ve driven by it a hundred times. Its so disgusting, why would he go there? But I still don’t understand why its a crime.
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