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Michael Douglas says Danny DeVito ate weed to avoid arrest

The Daily Caller reports Douglas recalled DeVito smiling with an entirely green mouth after the stunt; no charges are mentioned, only a very full stomach.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on BBN Crime Watch
Published 3:35 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Daily Caller: “Michael Douglas Said Danny Devito Ate Weed To Avoid Arrest”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:35 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Michael Douglas, Danny.
BBN covered this story before: Odd Danny breaks springtail world record in viral video (October 15).

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The Daily CallerMichael Douglas Said Danny Devito Ate Weed To Avoid Arrest

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Daily Caller reports that Michael Douglas says Danny DeVito once ate his weed to avoid getting arrested, and that afterward, quote, his mouth was entirely green.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterTHE EVIDENCE WAS EATEN! No stash, no case, just a smiling man with a mouth like a lawn that was just mowed!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA lawn that was just mowed.

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