'Home Alone' star Daniel Stern charged with one misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitution

‘Home Alone’ star Daniel Stern has landed in trouble. The actor has been charged with one misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitution in California. Ventura County District Attorney spokesperson Joey Buttitta told PEOPLE. “From what I understand, he was cited at the location and released.”

“The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office submitted their ticket or citation to us and it is being reviewed by our prosecutors,” Buttitta previously told PEOPLE.

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The fact that prostitution is even STILL illegal is mind blowing. This isn’t news when it’s two consenting adults.

I don’t understand why two consenting adults exchanging money for favour is illegal!

Why is this even a crime these days… in a world of Bonnie Blues, really ? Poor guy.

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That’s honestly probably all he is going to get so let him have it.

I was wondering why I saw a post saying the wet bandits is back

When Daniel Stern paid tribute to ‘Home Alone’ co-star John Heard

The actor wrote a heartfelt note for his friend and ‘Home Alone’ co-star, who died unexpectedly at the age of 72 in 2017. The two actors were close and had known each other for many years.

Stern, who in the note mentioned that initially he was only trying to be a professional actor in theatre, said it was the late actor’s performance in ‘Between the Lines’ that inspired him to act in films.

“When I got my first movie ‘Breaking Away’, the only thing I really knew about film acting was what I had learned from watching John do it,” he wrote.

Stern further said when he was trying hard to break into the movie business, it was Heard who would take both him and his wife out for a nice dinner. “Too bad his theatre performances are gone with the wind because he was riveting on stage,” Stern wrote.

“But nothing was more intense than John’s performance in life. He lived it hard, fast and fearlessly. He was a romantic and a raconteur. He was as loyal and generous as they come. He was a friend and a brother and a legend in his time.”