Cameron Douglas
Cameron Douglas | |
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| Born | Cameron Morrell Douglas |
Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978) is an American actorand convicted dealer.
Douglas was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of actor Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell Douglas (nee Luker, who divorced him in 2000) and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudian actress Diana Dill. He has appeared in four films: Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice Guy (1997), It Runs in the Family (2003), National Lampoon's Adam & Eve (2005) and Loaded (2008). In It Runs in the Family, he appeared together with his father Michael Douglas, grandfather Kirk Douglas and grandmother Diana Dill.
Drug dealing and conviction
Douglas has been arrested for drugs at least three times. In 1999 he was found with cocaine in Manhattan and was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.[1] The charge was dropped after he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of disorderly conduct. In 2007 he was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after police officers found a syringe with liquid cocaine in a car he was in. On 28 July 2009, Douglas was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration for possession of 0.5 pounds (0.23 kg) of methamphetamine. Due to the large amount of the drug seized, Douglas was charged with intent to distribute.[2] The charge carries a minimum prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life.[3]
On January 27, 2010, Douglas pleaded guilty to both conspiracy to distribute drugs and to heroin possession after his girlfriend had smuggled heroin hidden inside an electric toothbrush and passed it on to him while he was under house arrest.[4]
On April 20, 2010, Douglas was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing heroin and dealing large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine out of a New York hotel room.[5][6] Michael Douglas publicly assumed blame for "being a bad father" but said that without prison intervention, "He was going to be dead or somebody was gonna kill him. I think he has a chance to start a new life, and he knows that." [7]
References
- ^ Hoffman, Bill (1999-10-28). "Michael Douglas' Son in Coke Arrest". New York Post.
- ^ Liddy, Tom (2009-08-03). "Michael Douglas' Son Arrested for Meth". New York Post.
- ^ "Douglas son to face drugs trial". BBC News. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Michael Douglas' son pleads guilty to drug trafficking
- ^ Michael Douglas' son Cameron sentenced to five years
- ^ Michael Douglas's son sentenced to 5 years
- ^ "Michael Douglas and Blame Game for Son Cameron's Jail Sentence". National Ledger. May 4, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.