Musso, an actor and musician famous for playing Oliver Oken onHannah Montana, denies both charges.
“It’s unfortunate, it’s a misunderstanding.”
“He told me to ‘get the f— out,’ were the words he used.
Mitchel Musso.Credit: Michael Bezjian/Getty
And that kind of set me off.
To this Musso says, “I was the one who was being verbally abused and also harassed.
Someone ripping something out of your hand is not the most polite manners to have in this situation.”
Mitchel Musso.Courtesy Mitchel Musso
That’s his story, that’s fine.”
Musso says the initial responding officers assured him the hotel would not be pressing charges.
Musso says that the two unpaid tickets from 2019 were “ultimately the reason why they arrested me.”
Mitchel Musso and Miley Cyrus in ‘Hannah Montana’.DISNEY CHANNEL/JOEL WARREN
And it had become a warrant and they used it against me.
So since then, all of those warrants have been paid and the matter has been resolved."
EW has requested a copy of the full police report, which has not yet been received.
“The truth’s gonna come out,” he adds.
After a night in jail, Musso was released after posting a $1,000 bond.
As for the bag of chips in question, Musso struggled to remember the exact brand.
“I know it was of the potato chip variety.
Some sort of potato variety,” he says.
“I’m pretty sure it was Ruffles.
One of my favorites.
I like the waves in them.
They hold dip well.”
