Haley Joel Osment shocked his fans when he was arrested for alleged public intoxication and drug possession at a California ski resort earlier this month.
But a recently released podcast interview gives crucial insight into what led up to the 37-year-old former child star taking the ill-fated trip in the first place.
On the April 15 episode of Conan O’Brien sidekick Andy Richter’s podcast The Three Questions, he revealed that he was going up to Mammoth Mountain resort in Mammoth Lakes to give his sister Emily Osment a break.
The Sixth Sense star — who shouted a shocking antisemitic slur while being arrested — had been living with the Young Sheldon actress since he lost his home in the devastating Eaton Fire in January.
Haley said he wanted to give his sister a bit more freedom after monopolizing so much of her time and space in recent months.
‘No matter how well we get along, it’s still somebody in your house,’ he said of the awkward situation, via TMZ.
Haley Joel Osment, 37, shared the real reason he went to a California ski resort earlier this month, where he was arrested for alleged public intoxication and drug possession
On the April 15 episode of Andy Richter’s Three Questions podcast, Haley — seen here in disturbing video of the arrest obtained by DailyMail.com — said he was going up to Mammoth Lakes to give his sister Emily Osment a break
It was a particularly difficult time for her, as she filed to divorce her husband Jack Anthony in March after just five months of marriage.
The fires created a tense situation for Haley’s entire family, as he shared that it was ‘devastating’ to learn that his parents also lost their home in the same area, even though he thought he could eventually ‘bounce back’ from the loss.
It would have been a particularly full house for Emily, as her brother revealed that their parents had also been staying with her in the first few weeks after their houses burned down.
In order to give Emily some space, her brother said he planned to spend some time at the ski resort and would ‘take the dogs’ up there ‘to give her some privacy again,’ before delving into his search for a replacement home ‘in the next week or two.’
He noted sheepishly that his three dogs — ‘as sweet as they are’ — could be ‘loud’ in her house.
However, he did clarify that he hadn’t been living with her nonstop since January, as he did leave for a weeks-long trip to Japan, and he had ‘been taking little trips’ here and there to let her take control of her house for a bit.
The actor’s mental state may have played a role in his arrest, as sources familiar with his current situation told TMZ that he has been having a tough time after his home was burned to the ground in the devastating Altadena fire.
His difficult interactions with his insurance company as he tries to get reimbursed for his destroyed home have reportedly been weighing on him.
Haley revealed he had been staying with Emily after his house burned down in the Eaton Fire in LA. He wanted to give her some space with the trip, before searching for a new home; seen together in Beverly Hills in January
Sources previously told TMZ that losing his house affected his mental health, and insurance had stymied him by refusing to pay for a replacement home he found; seen with Emily in January in Beverly Hills
Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment Osment was arrested in Mammoth Lakes, California earlier this month. He was seen yelling at officers and calling one a ‘Nazi’ during a chaotic confrontation caught on camera
What began as a disorderly encounter quickly spiraled into a full-blown meltdown
Sources said he had recently found a suitable replacement home, but he was unable to get his insurance company to pay for it.
Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment Haley Joel Osment was arrested earlier this month—yelling at officers and calling one a ‘Nazi’ during a chaotic confrontation.
The Sixth Sense star, 37, was busted on April 8 for public intoxication and drug possession at a California ski resort, but what began as a disorderly encounter quickly spiraled into a meltdown.
In the disturbing video obtained by DailyMail.com, a disheveled Osment appears out of it, swaying on his feet and repeatedly trying—and failing—to keep his pants up as he struggles with officers at Mammoth Mountain.
The former child actor is seen stumbling, slurring, and eventually collapsing to the ground as police handcuff him and wrestle him into the back of a patrol vehicle.
At one point, Osment yells, ‘I’ve been kidnapped by a f***ing Nazi!’ and accuses police of ‘torturing me’ while demanding they stop the alleged abuse.
He also hurled an antisemitic slur during the vile tirade.
Now, Osment is trying to do damage control.
Several officers were on the scene for the arrest
Before he was put in the cop car, Osment was swaying on his feet and repeatedly trying—and failing—to keep his pants up
At one point, Osment yells, ‘I’ve been kidnapped by a f – – king Nazi!’ and accuses police of ‘torturing me’ while demanding they stop the alleged abuse
He also hurled an antisemitic slur during the vile tirade
‘I’m absolutely horrified by my behavior. Had I known I used this disgraceful language in the throes of a blackout, I would have spoken up sooner,’ he said in a statement on Friday, per People, adding, ‘The past few months of loss and displacement have broken me down to a very low emotional place.’
Osment recently lost his home in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires and, according to TMZ, has been locked in a battle with his insurance company over financial compensation.
He continued, ‘But that’s no excuse for using this disgusting word. From the bottom of my heart, I apologize to absolutely everyone that this hurts.
‘What came out of my mouth was nonsensical garbage – I’ve let the Jewish community down and it devastates me.
‘I don’t ask for anyone’s forgiveness, but I promise to atone for my terrible mistake.’
On Thursday evening told TMZ he was ‘absolutely horrified by [his] behavior, which he said occurred ‘in the throes of a blackout.
‘Had I known I used this disgraceful language … I would have spoken up sooner.’
The Southern California native was booked in connection with possession of cocaine and disorderly conduct under the influence of alcohol in public, according to TMZ. He was reportedly released shortly after being booked.
Sources said Osment was heavily affected by losing his home in LA’s devastating fires, and his insurance allegedly refused to cover a replacement home he found; pictured in 2023 in LA
Osment’s since-destroyed home is pictured
Despite the booking, Osment’s fate now lies with the District Attorney for Mono County, who will decide on whether to charge him.
The actor’s mental state may have played a role in his arrest, as sources familiar with his current situation told TMZ that he has been having a tough time after his home was burned to the ground in the devastating Altadena fire.
His difficult interactions with his insurance company as he tries to get reimbursed for his destroyed home have reportedly been weighing on him.
Sources said he had recently found a suitable replacement home, but he was unable to get his insurance company to pay for it.
Osment’s image as a squeaky-clean child actor came crashing down back in 2006, when he was arrested after crashing his car into a mailbox’s brick pillar, which flipped his car over. He broke a rib and injured in his shoulder in the crash, necessitating a brief hospital stay.
A month later, he was charged with misdemeanor DUIs for driving under the influence of alcohol with an alleged blood-alcohol content higher than 0.15 percent and for possession of marijuana while driving.
Osment was also charged with having a 0.05 percent BAC while under 21. He ultimately pleaded no contest to one count each of driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of marijuana.
The Forrest Gump actor was sentenced to three years of probation, along with 60 hours for an alcohol rehabilitation program.
Osment’s squeak-clean image came to an end in 2006, when he was arrested for DUI and marijuana possession crashing his car into a mailbox’s brick pillar when he was 18; pictured in his mugshot from 2006
He was also required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for six months and to pay a $1,500 fine.
In February, Osment opened up about his housing woes after losing his home to the Eaton Fire.
While speaking on the Mentor Buffet podcast, he noted his difficulties living in California, as he had lived in New York for 15 years before moving closer to Hollywood in 2020 — just days before a statewide stay-at-home order from Governor Gavin Newsom.
‘I had this very intense pandemic relationship that ended up going nowhere. Then things started picking up after the worst of the pandemic,’ he explained. ‘Then there was the [SAG/WGA] strike, which I totally supported, but that put everything on hold for a very long time.
‘And then we’ve had some political upheaval and this house that had been my refuge during the pandemic was completely destroyed in the Eaton Fire.’
At the time, Osment wrote on social media: ‘My heart would be so full every time I drove home. It was such a special place. I loved living there.’
In January, the Oscar nominee’s younger sister — Young Sheldon actor Emily Osment — revealed that their parents also lost their home in the Eaton Fire.
