Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offences after allegations were made against him at a fan convention in New Jersey.
Busey – known for his supporting roles in Point Break and Lethal Weapon – was charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment. The 78-year-old has denied the allegations, saying they are “all false” and “nothing happened” during the incidents at the 2022 Monster Mania Con.
Police said the charges stem from alleged offences at the annual film convention at the Doubletree Hotel on August 12-14 in Cherry Hill, just across the state line from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Busey, from Malibu, California, was scheduled as a featured guest for all three days of the event.
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Asked on camera about the allegations by media outlet TMZ, he said: “None of that happened. There was my partner, a camera-lady, and me, and two girls.
“It took less than 10 seconds, and they left. Nothing happened, it was all false."
Asked if he had been inappropriate without his knowing, he added: “No, I was not… not inappropriate at all, and I have eyewitnesses.”
Following the incidents, police did not identify Busey as the suspect, but gave an age and hometown that matched his details. Busey is widely known as a character actor, largely in supporting roles, though he came to attention and was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for playing the title role in the 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story.
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