Haley Joel Osment attends a screening of “Poker Face” during PaleyFest on March 29, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The former child star best known for his role in “The Sixth Sense” was arrested earlier this month at Mammoth Mountain ski resort for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance, authorities confirmed.
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Haley Joel Osment, the former child star best known for his role in M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller “The Sixth Sense,” was arrested earlier this month at Mammoth Mountain ski resort for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance, authorities confirmed.
Officers responded to a call on April 8 just before 2 p.m. reporting “an allegedly intoxicated person” at the popular ski destination, according to the Mono County Sheriff’s Office.
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When they arrived, Osment, 37, was already with the resort ski patrol staff. He was taken into custody and later released.
The specific substance in question was not identified and was sent to a lab for analysis.
Haley Joel Osment, left, and Bruce Willis in “The Sixth Sense.”
The Mono County District Attorney’s Office will determine whether to move forward with prosecution. Authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the case. TMZ was first to report the news.
Osment, who frequents Mammoth Mountain, has recently spoken about his hardships, including losing his Altadena home in the Eaton Fire and getting his insurance claim denied.
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In January, his sister, actress Emily Osment, shared on Instagram that several members of their family lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires.
“It’s been an extremely difficult month,” she said. “Thank you to everyone that has reached out to my family in the wake of the fires.”
This incident marks the Oscar-nominated Haley Joel Osment’s second arrest involving alcohol.
In 2006, at age 18, he crashed his car into a brick pillar while intoxicated. He suffered multiple injuries and later pleaded no contest to DUI and marijuana possession, receiving three years’ probation and court-ordered rehabilitation.
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Osment most recently appeared in Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut “Blink Twice” and is set for a guest role in Season 2 of Netflix’s “Wednesday.”
Haley also appeared as Vice President JD Vance in three comedy sketches on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
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