Haley Joel Osment is apologizing for using an anti semitic slur while being arrested, claiming he is “horrified” by his actions.
The Sixth Sense alum issued an apology via a statement made to multiple media outlets, including People and TMZ, on Thursday, April 17.
“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, 37, said in the statement.
Osment was arrested at a ski resort in Mammoth Lakes, California after police received a call around 2 p.m. local time about an allegedly intoxicated individual.
Haley Joel Osment Claims He’s Being ‘Attacked’ by Cops in Body Cam Footage
He was initially charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled substance after being taken into custody on April 8. He stayed in jail overnight before being released. The Mono County district attorney later confirmed on Thursday, April 17 that Osment has been charged with disorderly conduct under the influence of alcohol and possession of cocaine.
The actor, who lost his Altadena, California home in the wildfires that ravaged the L.A. area in January, said via the statement he has had a tough few months, but that didn’t justify his use of a slur..
“The past few months of loss and displacement have broken me down to a very low emotional place,” he said. “But that’s no excuse for using this disgusting word. 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.”
Body cam footage obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, April 17, shows Osment being arrested at the ski resort.
In the footage, an officer approached Osment when he was being detained by four others in a parking lot in Mammoth Lakes. An officer who was already on site explained to the new officer that Osment was “beyond intoxication.”
Osment was put in handcuffs by the officers and the actor claimed multiple times he was “being attacked” by police during the arrest. During the altercation he made an anti semitic slur against the arresting officer.
Haley Joel Osment Caused Disruption at Ski Lift Before Arrest
One person in the background of the clip claimed that Osment had “lunged at a bartender” and another person alleged that Osment “couldn’t take care of himself.”
“He went to the bar, ordered one drink, he was so intoxicated that he spilled his drink … They served him one drink, he was so drunk he spilled it, and they cut him off,” the person claimed. “Then he got aggravated, argumentative, he tried to load the lift they refused to load the lift.”
Osment is set to be arraigned at the Mammoth Lakes branch of the Mono County Superior Court on July 7.
