Haley Joel Osment arrested for cocaine possession at Mammoth Ski Resort in California

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
Haley Joel Osment's latest charges aren't the first time he's had run-ins with the law.
Haley Joel Osment's latest charges aren't the first time he's had run-ins with the law. Credit: AAP

Actor Haley Joel Osment has fallen foul of the law after being charged with cocaine possession following an incident at a ski resort in the US.

The actor who was nominated for an Oscar after his role in the haunting film The Sixth Sense alongside Bruce Willis, was also charged with public intoxication at the Mammoth Ski Resort in northern California earluer this month.

The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced on Thursday that misdemeanour charges against the 37-year-old actor had been laid after he was arrested on April 8 on suspicion of public intoxication.

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District Attorney David Anderson said in a news release that Osment is due to be arraigned on July 7.

Osment rose to fame and received a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for starring opposite Bruce Willis in M Night Shyamalan’s thriller The Sixth Sense and .two years later he starred in Steven Spielberg’s A.I.

The talented actor has since worked on many roles as a voice actor and has appeared in the television series’ The Kominsky Method and What We Do In The Shadows.

In 2006, Osment was charged with drunken driving and marijuana possession after crashing his car into a mailbox in the Los Angeles area and breaking a rib.

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