Days after being accused of molesting three women and pulling his pants down in a public park, Gary Busey was spotted exiting a Malibu cigar lounge.
The 78-year-old actor, who had a turbulent week, was getting into a car outside the theatre while smoking a cigar and carrying a metal box and a can of soda.
The Buddy Holly Story actor was last seen on Saturday at a California park with his hands buried in his crotch and his pants around his ankles. His spokesman had oddly suggested he might have been emptying himself at the time.
After many claimed events at a New Jersey horror movie convention the previous weekend, he was charged with four counts of sexual contact and harassment. That incident happened the following day.
‘Gary often sits on the bench in front of his home to meditate and stare at the ocean,’ his spokesman told Page Six on Tuesday.
Our best estimate is that, given his age, he may have realised he couldn’t make it to the restroom in time, which would account for the events seen on camera while he was sitting on the bench.
At Point Dume Park in Malibu, the actor, whose actions had been markedly changed after a nearly deadly motorbike accident in 1988, sat on a seat with his hand between his knees.
Busey appeared to clench his jaw as he ran one hand down the front of his pants and then turned around to make sure no onlookers had witnessed the indecent deed.
Busey appeared content with his actions, lit a cigar, and stayed for over thirty minutes admiring the ocean before leaving the park and getting back in his car.
Following the accusations filed in New Jersey, Busey, who resides in Malibu, is accused of two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact, and one count of harassment.
According to authorities, the accusations are related to violations that are reported to have taken place at the annual Monster Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
According to Cherry Hill Police, Busey groped three ladies inappropriately during a meet and greet and autograph signing.
It had to do with contact. The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Cherry Hill Police Lt. Robert Scheunemann as saying, “It was about touching,” noting that the actor’s behaviour had been the subject of “several complaints” received over the course of the weekend.
According to a police affidavit, Busey at first disputed the allegations and requested that detectives apologise to two of his victims in order to persuade them not to file charges.
The actor “positioned his face near one of the victim’s breasts and asked her where she got them, before attempting to unlatch her bra strap,” according to the affidavit, while the two victims posed for photos with Busey in a photography section of the occasion.
The additional woman alleged Along with a third victim who made similar claims later, Busey groped the third victim’s buttocks.
Busey allegedly told the detectives that “sometimes it is possible to unintentionally touch someone in a specific body region” when they spoke with him.
When TMZ questioned Busey about the encounter, the actor reiterated his claims, saying “nothing happened.” Nothing. Everything was untrue.
On August 31, at noon, he is scheduled to appear in Camden Superior Court.
Busey was said to be present at the conference alongside actors Ralph Macchio, Tom Skerritt, and Veronica Cartwright.
‘Assisting authorities in their investigation into an alleged incident involving attendees and a celebrity guest at its convention,’ the convention firm, according to Nikitas Moustakas, a lawyer for the event.
The celebrity visitor was expelled from the event and told not to return “immediately upon receiving a complaint from the participants,” he claimed.
Additionally, Monster-Mania urged the visitors to report any suspicious activity to the authorities. The organisation will not accept any activity that could jeopardise the safety and wellbeing of any of our attendees, which is extremely important to Monster-Mania.
According to Fox 29, after an incident in which Busey had to be removed from a segment of the event after he was seen touching ladies, police have said they fully anticipate to hear from more women in the coming days.
The New Jersey convention announced on Facebook that it was helping investigators look into attendees’ complaints.
Busey is primarily renowned for playing supporting characters, but he first gained notoriety and an Oscar nomination for his performance as the lead character in the 1978 movie The Buddy Holly Story.
Point Break, Under Siege, Rookie of the Year, Lethal Weapon, and Predator 2 are just a few of the films in which he has acted.
The spouse of Busey is Steffanie Sampson. The couple wed in 2008 after being together since 2006. Luke, their 12-year-old son, is a joint child.
In addition, Busey has two children from other relationships: Jake, 51, and Alectra, 28.
According to his son, the 1988 motorcycle accident profoundly changed his father.
According to a 2019 Hollywood Reporter feature, the incident caused him to experience severe brain damage to his frontal lobe, which left him “more impulsive and prone to wrath and delusions of grandeur.”
Jake remarked, “He was a vegetable in a wheelchair staring at the wall.”
“At 17, I had to help my mother educate him how to communicate, eat, and take care of himself. to resume walking to compose. At that age, I found that to be really challenging.
“The post-accident version of him ramped his personality up to eleven,” he continued.
I feel as though my father passed away on December 4, 1988.
His lack of filter was highlighted in his Hollywood Reporter profile after the incident.
They claimed that he reportedly questioned a thin male photo assistant: “Did you once be a woman?” while being photographed for the magazine. You did really well.”
“If you’re not having fun, I have something for you to have fun with: I’ll tickle you until you pee,” he then said to a female hairdresser.
When police searched Busey’s Malibu house in 1995 and discovered cocaine, they filed narcotics charges against him.
He was accused of having one count of cocaine in his possession and three charges each of marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and cocaine possession.
He had previously been detained on suspicion of spousal abuse.
He was accused of sexually abusing a female cast member of Celebrity Apprentice in 2011, during a season of the show.
An employee claimed to the Daily Beast in 2016 that Busey was standing next to her while they were smoking cigarettes outside.
And at one point, he firmly grasped me between my legs before reaching up, grabbing my breasts.
I was at a loss for what to do.
I joked, “Oh, I’ve never been sexually harassed by a celebrity before,” so that’s what happened.
He said, “I’m just getting started, sweetheart,” while grabbing my hand and placing it on his penis.