Actor Haley Joel Osment is apologizing for using antisemitic slurs against a police officer during an arrest earlier this month.
The 37-year-old was arrested April 8 at a base lodge near the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area after officers received a call about his allegedly “unruly conduct.”
On Thursday, he was charged with possession of cocaine and disorderly conduct by the Mono County District Attorney’s Office.
But what really stuck out from Osment’s arrest are his comments caught on bodycam footage.
At one point he can be heard moaning, “I’ve been kidnapped by a fucking Nazi,” and at another point, he called the arresting officer a four-letter slur for Jewish people, according to TMZ.
After the video went public on Thursday, Osment issued a statement to various media outlets apologizing for the “disgraceful language” he used while being arrested.
“I’m absolutely horrified by my behavior. Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner,” Osment wrote. “The past few months of loss and displacement have broken me down to a very low emotional place.”
Earlier this year, Osment lost his home in the California wildfires. His sister, Emily, vowed on Instagram, “We will rebuild. We are so strong, even stronger than we could ever imagine.”
However, Osment acknowledged, “that’s no excuse for using this disgusting word.”
He added: “From the bottom of my heart, I apologize to absolutely everyone that this hurts. 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.”
Osment is scheduled to be arraigned on June 7.
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