http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/07/19/fred-willard-busted-for-pulling-pee-wee-herman-at-xxx-movie-theater-report-says/

Comedic actor Fred Willard was arrested by Hollywood under-cover vice squad officers in an adult movie theater Wednesday night, FOX News confirms.

Willard was charged with lewd conduct during a routine inspection by the officers of the adult movie house called the Tiki Theatre.

The arrested was made at 8:50pm Wednesday night after officers observed Willard engaged in lewd conduct.

He was transported to the Hollywood LAPD station where he was booked and released.

The arrest sounds similar to that of actor Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman, who was arrested in a XXX movie theater in 1991 for indecent exposure. The arrest derailed Reubens' career.

Willard, 72, has starred in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and several of the ensemble movies direct by Christopher Guest, including "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind."

Willard started his career as an ensemble player in the improv-comedy group Ace Trucking Company. He also co-starred in the TV series "Fernwood Tonight."

As for which movie Willard was watching, there are three films in rotation at the theater, "Follow Me 2," a XXX parody of "The Client List," and "Step Dad No. 2," TMZ reports.

According to TMZ, Willard is also "rumored" to be in pre-production for a movie entitled "The Yank."
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Love the name of the movie he's working on ("The Yank"). Life imitating art?

Way to let your freak flag fly, Fred!

With porn being so readily available in this day and age, I just cant see why a person would go to a XXX movie theater.

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I don't understand it either. Sounds like a cry for help, like he wanted to be caught penis-handed...

His character in "Best in Show" is just hilarious.

"The Yank".... that had me laughing pretty good.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

All he was doing was rehearsing.

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That sounds like a terrible shift to take for the police officer.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Just walking the beat

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Willard has a recent/decent WTF.

Update: Fred Willard says his lewd conduct arrest at an adult movie theater last night was a "big misunderstanding" and says flat out, "It didn't happen."

The photog got Fred coming and going from his lawyer's office this afternoon. On Fred's way in, the cameraman dared to ask about Fred's upcoming movie, "The Yank."

On his way out, Fred, with his wife by his side, said he and the cops have "a difference of opinion." He also says "a strange situation" led him to the theater, but says, "It's all being straightened out."

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Yeah, none of that sounds like innuendo.

http://laist.com/2012/07/19/fred_willard_arrested_for_lewd_cond.php

UPDATE 8:40 AM: Willard, whose date of birth was given on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Information Center as Sept. 18, 1933, was released at about 5:35 Thursday morning on $500 bail, reports City News Service. Sgt. Tim Jenneman of the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood Station elaborates on the arrest: "Officers observed actor Fred Willard inside the location engaged in a lewd act,'' he said. It appears Willard was solo during the incident in question.


A Yelp reviewer helpfully gives details about the Santa Monica Boulevard venue:

...once I found out the Tiki Theater actually screened pornos I knew it was absolutely necessary to pay it a visit since nudie theaters are a dying breed in this City. Here's a rundown of what to expect once you decide to make the trip yourself:

For a $10 admission, an elderly Korean man pushes a paper raffle ticket under a bulletproof glass screen that looks like it's been slathered in Vaseline. A sign next to it reads NO WEAPONS, NO DRUGS, NO SEX OF ANY KIND (that means you too, dog fuckers). You click through a well worn turnstile and try hard not to touch any surface as you make your way through heavy, black velvet curtains into 900 square ft room with 30 theater style folding chairs. A quarter of the audience is wearing hooded sweaters and smoking crack, another quarter is jerking off, the rest are jerking each other off, cruising for a jerk off or doing something so vile you probably wouldn't want to see it. Let's assume they're hiding murder weapons or making a list of items to add to their next rape kit.

Appropriately enough, the bathroom is in the theater to the right of the screen so if you are looking for some uh, privacy - the Tiki is sensitive to your needs. If group masturbation isn't exactly your thing, you'll be relieved to know that there's a well worn stall about 50 paces from your seat.

You sit through a half-hour of amateur porn until the moans and groans from the audience work your last nerve. You quickly exit the theater and immediately head to the nearest bar where you try and drink away the memory of the last hour.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Will the evidence stand up in court?

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