Robert Downey Jr. Was Arrested For Smoking Pot At Disneyland

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Robert Downey Jr. was acknowledged as a “Disney Legend” on Friday, becoming a member of such icons as Jim Henson, Carrie Fisher, and Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective (I assume). The award, which was additionally introduced this 12 months to Ming-Na Wen, Hans Zimmer, and James Earl Jones, amongst others, is a “recognition of talent, a celebration of achievement, and an expression of profound gratitude to the remarkable men and women who have made an indelible mark on our company and our creative legacy,” in keeping with Disney head honcho Robert Iger. It’s additionally an acknowledgment that you simply, too, can get arrested for smoking weed at Disneyland, and nonetheless finally be referred to as a Legend (and a legend).

“Here’s a bit of trivia for you, the very first time I went to Disneyland I was transported to another place… within moments of being arrested,” Downey Jr. stated throughout his acceptance speech. “I was brought to a surprisingly friendly processing center. Given a stern warning and returned, if memory servers, to one very disappointed group chaperone. I would like to make amends for whoever had to contain me for smoking pot in the gondola without a license.”

The Avengers: Endgame star, who starred within the first film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008’s Iron Man), apologized for “insinuating that pot smoking licenses for the gondola are in any way attainable, or for any of the other park attractions… Maybe the Imagineers, but that’s their own business.”

If Succession has taught us something, it’s that amusement park staff, particularly the poor bastards caught within the costumes, are at all times excessive — it’s not RDJ’s fault that couldn’t conceal the smoke in a Goofy costume, like they do. I’m wondering who his favourite Disney character is (it’s completely Crush).

(Via Variety)