Jeremy London on Kidnapping: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die'

By PopEater Staff Posted Jun 22nd 2010 07:26AM

Jeremy London Speaks About Kidnapping: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die'

In a brief video filmed in his car, Jeremy London tells RadarOnline.com that he feared for his life during a kidnapping ordeal where the 'Party of Five' and '7th Heaven' star says he was forced to smoke crack.

"I had a gun put to my head. I had my family threatened," London says in the video, which he uses in turns to thank his fans and insist the story, far-fetched as it may sound, is very true. "This actually did happen to me. It was one of the worst days of my life ... I thought I was going to die. Thank God I made it out alive."

The 37-year-old actor calls the alleged abduction "an absolute nightmare."

According to Radar's report, London was changing a flat tire in Palm Springs, California, on June 10 when two men pulled over, initially claiming they wanted to help him. Things then took a quick turn, and London found himself being forcibly kidnapped by the two men.

The men then drove London in his own car, holding him at gunpoint the entire time. London claims the kidnappers forced him to smoke crack, saying, "Hit this! Hit this or I'm gonna kill you!" while holding a gun to his head and threatening to go after his 3-year-old son, Lyrik.

Brandon Adams, 26, pleaded not guilty to charges of robbery, kidnapping and vehicle theft. Adams' lawyer said in a statement that Adams and London had "partied together" the night of the incident.

"I'm confident that a jury will find that the allegations are just not true," Riverside County Attorney Gregory Geist told Radar.

The drug portion of the story is doubly serious for London, who has battled drug addiction in the past. In September 2009, he checked into rehab to fight his prescription pill addiction. The actor was also going through a divorce from wife actress Melissa Cunningham and battling for custody of their son.

London's wife Melissa is confident in his story, telling Radar, "Police told us this is the new thing to do down here ... rob people at gunpoint and make them do drugs so they won't be reliable witnesses. It's happening more and more."

For now, London is grateful for support from friends and fans. "I want to say thank you to everyone who's been supportive of me through this whole process," he says in the video.

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Tuesday 22 June

By Aaron Miller

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Isn't this a plot in the show Six feet Under? wierd...

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By BTDT

"Jeremy London on Kidnapping: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die'"

He should die of shame for that horseshxx story he's telling.

By uh

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this story is pure HIGHlarity!!

By Paula

No Melissa, this is the new thing that husbands like yours do - lie about doing drugs. You are so delusional!!

By kim

this is funny what a scam story just to get money he was a former user he probably fell off the band wagon and said he was kidnapped and forced to smoke drugs

By GiGi

Replying to Aaron Miller:

Yes, it was...lol...that was my first thought when I first heard about this. I find this whole thing really hard to believe....

By DumbleDibbleSquat

Sounds fishy to me. I thought it was pot he was supposed to have been forced to smoke. Now they're saying it was crack. This explains the elaborate lie he invented. 'Cause crack use is grounds for losing your job, buddy, as we all know. Nice try, and you may fool them once, but next time.......???

By Evil Jack

I think he was forced to smoke their poles - not their pot.

By Mikey

OMG that is a hoot!! Good reply!

By Nico Toscani

His career died a LONG time ago.

By Sue

yup..and I was kidnapped at gun point by a Unicorn and Micky Mouse
serious! I really was! ;P

By Sarah

Anytime someone has to go out on a limb to declare "Im not lying, I swear" is most definitely lying...

By Jennifer

So he was forced to smoke crack and purchase alcohol. Does he hear himself? He sound like a sixteen year old boy who's been busted by his parents.

By rominakatz

His story is pathetic and ridiculous! I am not buying it either.

By tmar148

Hell of a story. And he'll be kidnapped again next
week when he wants to do drugs again????

By Lisa

who cares if it's the truth or not??? Is it your business??? I've known parents that did much worse than that and they still have full custody of thier children. Personally, true or not, I feel bad for the guy. What the hell did he ever do to you? Get a life and a hobby that isn't worrying about what celeb did what or who last night!

By kevin

why would crack heads force a guy to smoke it when they could smoke it themselves! if it sounds fishy it is fishy. he is a crack addict and needs help. he is also a lousy liar lol

Kevin, I agree with you. One more odd thing: the crack heads make him smoke their stash at gun point, and forced him to buy alcohol for them and party with them but they didn't steal his car. Right... and I am Queen Elizabeth.

kevin, I agree with you. funny the crack heads forced him to smoke, buy alcohol and drink along with them, but they didn't steal his car. Right...

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