Paul Rudd is well-liked in the entertainment industry, and he has had a phenomenal career, but there was a time in his life when he had an unpleasant run-in with the law. In a new interview, he recalls this haunting moment.
Paul Rudd Recalls Getting in Trouble With Law Enforcement
GettyIn an interview on Benny Blanco and Lil Dicky’s podcast “Friends Keep Secrets,” published on Tuesday, May 19, the “Ant-Man” actor was asked whether he had “ever been arrested?” Rudd gave an honest and somewhat surprising response to the question.
“Two times, when I was a teenager,” he replied. “One time I was in a car, I was riding shotgun, my friend Mike was driving, and we had water guns.” He explained how his friends were driving in another car alongside them, being goofy and “just having a water gun fight.” He added, “We were just being rascals.”
During what they felt was harmful fun, a policeman started following them. “This cop was a super psycho,” Rudd said. He and his friend Mike stopped the car and had to get out. “He has a gun trained on us,” Rudd recalled. “And he comes walking around the side, and he says, ‘Alright, boy. Slowly, real slowly, hand over that water gun. And you better pray it’s a water gun.’ And he has a gun on me. I’m like 16.” Rudd is now 57.
The incident did not end there. After handing over their water guns, both Rudd and his friend were written up. “He wrote both of us up, and he gave Mike a ticket for reckless driving, and he gave me accomplice to reckless driving,” Rudd said. “He said it was ’cause you swerved into another lane.’ I was like, ‘What? No.’ But anyway, maybe he was just trying to teach us a lesson. I wound up having to go to a court for that.”
Fans Praise Paul Rudd
GettyThe second time Rudd got into legal trouble was during his freshman year in college in Lawrence, Kansas. “I was in Lawrence, Kansas, hanging outside of a bar called The Bull,” he recalled. “I was kind of new to drinking, I’ll be honest with you.” He was holding a drink in his hand, and he was underage, and when he saw two officers approaching, he “just dumped it.”
The cops pulled him over. “He was like, ‘Was that yours?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I wasn’t drinking it though,’” Rudd said. Of course, they did not believe him, and he ended up serving community service hours by working at the Boys & Girls Club.
The interview was shared on YouTube, allowing fans to react to Rudd’s remarks and express their love for him. “My first intro to Paul Rudd was role models and to date that’s still one of my favorite movies one of the goats,” a fan wrote. “Love it when generations can relax, share and relate to each other. PR is phenomenal. Love that he’s appreciated by the younger adults,” another person shared.
Other reactions include, “No way!! I was not Ruddy for this, Paul is a national treasure,” “You know what I never expected Paul rudd to be at this podcast, I am really here for it! excited! to listen and watching while cleaning!,” and “BEST GUEST SO FAR Please don’t let this series end.”
