Home Alone star Daniel Stern has been charged with a misdemeanour count of soliciting prostitution.
The 68-year-old actor – who appeared in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as well as two City Slickers films – had a brush with police at a motel in Camarillo, California, and was issued a citation, according to People.
Ventura County District Attorney spokesman Joey Buttitta said: “From what I understand, he was cited at the location and released … The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office submitted their ticket or citation to us and it is being reviewed by our prosecutors.”
Buttitta told People that Stern was charged on Monday.
TMZ.com reported the citation was issued on December 10 and the actor was not arrested.
Stern is best known for playing hapless criminal Marv in festive favourite Home Alone but he left Hollywood some time ago and now lives on a farm in Ventura, California, where he raises cattle and grows citrus fruit with his wife Laure.
Stern previously admitted he loves the enduring popularity of the 1990 film, but he prefers to appreciate it from a distance.
He told People magazine: “I love knowing that everybody loves it but, like, actual people come at me and say, ‘We love it.’ It’s a little overwhelming sometimes.”
He also insisted he had no plans to take part in any 35th anniversary celebrations for Home Alone, adding: “I don’t leave my farm. It’s no offense to the movie. I’m just … a phone call, Zoom call, I’m in. but… I’m a bit of a homebody.”
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