When someone is a working actor who has appeared in one of the most successful film franchises of his generation, it’s easy to assume that they’re on top of the world. But sometimes, events occur which show that they may not have their act together as much as we might think.
The latest example is “Twilight” star Bronson Pelletier – aka Jared, one of the “Wolf Pack” who back up Taylor Lautner’s Jacob in the films – who was arrested in the middle of last month for urinating in public at Los Angeles International Airport. That news may have tarnished his star a bit, but now comes even an even worse development – someone had their cell phone camera rolling, and now the 26-year-old actor is starring in a NSFW movie he undoubtedly wishes would just go away.
In the minute-long clip, a disheveled-looking Pelletier is confronted by a security guard, who seems to be telling him to sit down. Instead, out comes the little Pelletier – and soon urine is flowing all over those nice, clean carpets at LAX. Judging by the sound on the video, Bronson has a nice, steady stream and won’t be needing Flomax anytime soon – so at least he has that going for him. Oh and incidentally, we’ve been to LAX many times – and there are plenty of bathrooms everywhere, so it’s not like he was standing in a 20-people-deep Starbucks line in Manhattan and couldn’t find any other alternative.
In case you haven’t guessed by now, Bronson was arrested for public drunkenness. And it’s a good thing they got him before he was on the plane, or we may have had a new Gerard Depardieu on our hands.
While the helpless security guard on the video stands back and says “Sir!” repeatedly to no effect, the YouTube clip’s amateur photographer punctuates the pee with “Oh my God!” comments. The actor is then knocked to the ground by a uniformed police officer, who handcuffs him. Wow, seems like a leisurely stroll to the restroom would have made things much easier, Bronson, even if it would have been a stumbling one.
What do you think when you see someone so “successful” in Hollywood terms having such a public-meltdown moment? Is this the beginning of the end of Bronson’s Hollywood career? A cry for help? Or just another case of a Hollywood boy gone bad?