Actor Rip Torn, 79, was arrested Friday night on charges of burglary and criminal trespassing after officials allegedly found him carrying a loaded revolver inside a bank in Salisbury, Conn., according to the Register Citizen newspaper. A police report published on TMZ.com states that Torn used “forced entry” to get inside the bank and was “highly intoxicated” when taken into custody. The actor is being held on a $100,000 cash bond and is set to appear in court on Feb. 1. A rep for Torn did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In 2007, Torn paid a fine after pleading guilty to a DUI charge in North Salem, N.Y.; he was acquitted of a similar charge in 2004 when a Manhattan jury ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove that the actor was intoxicated when he got into a minor car collision with a taxi.
This guy’s got real street cred
Dude, that’s so BA. Seriously. I’m impressed.
Right there with you. Puts all the desperate embarrassments of other celebs to shame for scale and (stumbling?) panache!
Not as cool as murder
EOnline has the mugshot and boy oh boy is he giving James Brown & Nick Nolte a run for their money.
“I’m 79. I’m drunk. I have a gun. F it, I’m robbin’ a bank”
Jack, I’m at a club right now bored and your comment is the most fun thing about this evening!
It’s an Intergallactic Kegger!
I love this comment so much.
Rip Torn drunk? Gosh, that sure seems out of character.
He did not rob no bank, he broke in because he a is an confused old alcoholic. He needs help and needs to go to rehab. Alcohol is ruining his life.
That’s just what I was thinking, this guys got a major drinking problem.
Yes, he DID attempt to rob a bank. Yes he was toasted. Yes he does need help. Yes, he does need to serve time for armed robbery.
That’s right…let’s make sure this man ends his already fragile existence in a cell somewhere…bravo America….we SUCK!
Hey, some drunk ran over your child. He needs a hug.
Don’t be so stupid and ignorant.
i didint think he was changing jobs, he one of my favorite actors
this is to Claire Torn how do we get him help?
Always enjoyed his acting. We should give something back to him in terms of understanding what he may be goig thru. Any bad news recently ? He needs help to understand what he is going thru. much compassion for all he has given to us in his life.Someone Help him, please !
He DOES NOT need any Stupid rehab B.S. He’s 79, let the man do what he wants. Ruining his life??? He is 79 Years Old. He has had a GREAT LIFE! Go to rehab at 80.What, so you can sit in a wheelchair an stare at the walls. He may be having a very good time! Leave the old fellow ALONE!
rehab you say??? I hope your joking. Sad thing is-Your Not.
Spot on, spot on. The old man is almost 80, he doesn’t need rehab, he’s just out there tearin up the streets like way back when. Let a playa be a playa and don’t hate on a brothas game yo. Ya dig?
All I can think is what does this mean for Don Geiss? Jack will never get promoted
That’s EXACTLY what I was thinking. Rip Torn better get his act together before he endangers his role on 30 Rock.
As said as it is, that was exactly my first thought too.
Me too! We need Don Geiss!
Also, can we aknowlege the people that work for Tina Fey? Between the Tracy Morgan drama, this, and (I hate to mention it!) but Alec Baldwin. “If you’re gonna making something beautiful, you got to make a mess of it first…things are gonna get weird.” God bless her.
Puts Tracy Morgan to shame.
Giggity!
When we collectively abandon “in the spotlight” personalities, they become desperate.
I think that Rip probably did not do a good job planning for his retirement. Sucks – neither did I. Can I rob a bank and get away with it? I don’t think so.
“If ya can dodge a wrench, ya can rob a bank”
LOL!
see what happens when a hit show like Larry Sanders goes off the air.
where’s Hank now when Rip needs some help?
Hey Now!
Hey Rip, your career was over after Larry Sanders got canceled, you meathead! You do the crime, now do some time.
Probly threw a bag of confetti in the air to confuse the witnesses…
I think you may not know who Rip Torn is…
I like that his name is a synonym.
that’s rip taylor you moron
To confuse namesakes does not make you a moron.
Didn’t you watch the Gong Show or Match Game? Wrong Rip.
your thinking of rip taylor
“You’re” thinking of Rip Taylor.
“Your” spelling is atrocious.
Hey GD, why is there a Grammar COP on every board? Is that all you got? All you can do in life is find grammar mistakes. Give it up people. You look stupid for caring about mistakes made in post boards. get a life.
I am still mad. You people think you are so smart for correcting spelling. You aere worthless in everything you do in life, but bescause nobody else cares you think you struck gold and we ALL MISSED the MISTAKE. LOSER!!
You mad?
That would be Rip Taylor…jacka$$