Celebrity Justice
CNN's Quest (Allegedly) Gets the Meth Out

CNN's Richard Quest arrested todayCNN International's business travel specialist, Richard Quest, was arrested early this morning and booked on a misdemeanor charge of drug possession after police found him wandering around Central Park at the Kevin Spacey ungodly hour of 3:40am - way past the park's curfew.

UPDATE: According to some kinky reports, Quest also had a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals -- and a sex toy in his shoe. How Dita Von Teese of him!

Police were escorting Quest out of the park when he voluntarily told them, "I have meth in my pocket." He was then searched and indeed, was holding a small amount of methamphetamine in a Ziploc bag.

CNN had no immediate comment.

UPDATE: Quest was arraigned this afternoon in Manhattan's Criminal Court. Judge Anthony Ferrara told the reporter that if he attends counseling and therapy for the next six months that his case will be dismissed, but warned that if he failed to do so, he would be back in court and on his way to jail.




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31. They would have searched him down at precint anyway, so might as well cop to it. You know lately the boy has grown on me. Grating voice and all.

Posted at 5:32AM on Apr 19th 2008 by crazee tragic

32. Gad some of you guys are stupid. He would have been searched any way. I know when I got arrested they asked if I had anything on me....and mine wasn't a drug related arrest.

Posted at 7:23AM on Apr 19th 2008 by crazee tragic

33. I always used to wonder why that guy was always so hyped-up. I guess we now know?

Get off that meth, Quest! You're too goddamned talented to let your career, and your life, get flushed down the toilet because of that type of crap!!! Your'e BETTER than that!!!

Posted at 6:56AM on Apr 19th 2008 by DeepFreeze3

34. This arrest is a huge wake up call for Richard Quest. Getting high on meth and having anonymous sex with multiple partners in the Central Park ramble for hours after curfew is more than dangerous, it is wreckless self-destructive behavior.

Posted at 8:57AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Ben

35. Ben,

Who said anything about "having anonymous sex with multiple partners in the Central Park?" Or is that just common knowledge - that I didn't know about?

Posted at 10:49AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Hideous

36. It sounds like he was cruising the park for some late night encounters. Not too smart by the way..

Posted at 9:58AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Kat

37. Richard, Stop the self hating. Once you find out where that comes from, you will be free of this behavior.

Posted at 10:11AM on Apr 19th 2008 by K

38. You appear to always be on for the camera and smiling. Not fooling anyone but yourself. At 46, it's way overdue to get real and be the person you know you are. It looks exhausting and is exhausting to watch.

Posted at 10:15AM on Apr 19th 2008 by K

39. This guy also had a rope around his neck and a sex toy in his pocket and was cruising for you know what, kind of sex. What is it with CNN? First that young guy from Headline news was busting for posing in Gay magazines, now this/ And what's up with Mr. Cooper? cough, cough.

Posted at 11:02AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Dale

40. CNN has many tweakers working for them, most of the men are also gay, and if watch the shows you know which ones they are. Anderson Cooper is a scraming queen., he uses oppers and weras leather pants. There afre many homsoexual reporters are on CNN folks.. I know they are taking drugs. But then the station ownber Ted Turner is also a huge crackhead, so what do you expect, this ain't the Bible channel. And those Christian freaks are all fruits and pervs as well.

Posted at 11:12AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Jim

41. Yes, I agree. so many of the reporters on CNN are gay men, and having sex with kids and taking drugs is not cool. Fire allthese drug addicted crackheads and tweakers, and let's get some dignity and respect back in news reporting. Poor old Walter Cronkite must feel ashamed of his profession.

Posted at 11:16AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Peter Jennings

42. The great newsmen of the century were Edward R Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Harry Reasoner, Andy Roponey, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings, so many great men. And who is this clown called Richard Quests? He is a disgusting pervert just look at his stupid face! Deport the s.o.b. back to England where he can sniff glue with the rest of his flaming friends!

Posted at 11:22AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Rod W.

43. OH MY! This is "news" to me, a I do not watch CNN - find them entirely TOO liberal, well, I don't have a TV, and I am not supposed to be on the internet either......guess I am sure going to hell.

Posted at 11:22AM on Apr 19th 2008 by FDLS Leader (the one incarcerated)

44. Ted Turner sold CNN ten years ago to Warner Bros. and it was the worst thing he ever did. The entire atmosphere of that station feels wrong and perverted and I will no longer watch that station. CNN has allowed these kinds of people to take over.

Posted at 11:24AM on Apr 19th 2008 by Sam

45. SAY NO TO CNN GAYS, ANDERSON COOPER IS GAY, RICHARD QUEST IS GAY, AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MOORE OF THEM ALL WORKIGN AT CNN, THESE PEOPLE ARE GAY AND HIGH ON METH CRUSTAL. TAKING DRUGS AND HAVING ANONYMOUS SEX WITH MULTIPLE MALE PARTNERS IN PUBLIC IN CENTRAL PARK WHERE THEY ARE SPREADING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IS A CRIME. SHAME ON CNN!!

Posted at 12:18PM on Apr 19th 2008 by G. Rodriguez

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