Denver native and “Silicon Valley” star was arrested for suspicion of battery early Friday morning in Hollywood, following an alleged late-night altercation in the Hollywood Hills with a private car service driver, according to .
The 35-year-old actor and comedian, who filmed at Denver’s Paramount Theatre on Sept. 16, was released from jail Friday morning on $20,000 bail and with a notice to appear in court, the Times reported.
Miller had attended GQ’s Men of the Year Party and the Vulture Awards Season Party with his wife earlier in the night, according to published reports.
Upon arriving at his home, he allegedly slapped an Uber driver after getting into an argument about Donald Trump. Officers responded to a 1 a.m. radio call near the 6900 block of Camrose Drive made by the driver.
The driver requested a “private person’s arrest,” according to reports, and had no visible injuries. Miller appeared to be intoxicated, .
Miller did not respond to Denver Post requests for comment as of early Friday evening.
Miller is known for his outrageous stage persona and stunts, including pouring water on himself during morning-TV interviews and adorning himself in fake blood.
He has been promoting his latest film, which also stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. In advance of its Friday, Dec. 9 opening he has appeared on the covers of Entertainment Weekly and CNET Magazine, and on Thursday night stopped by — clad in the same gray, fake blood-stained blazer he was later photographed wearing at the awards parties.
Miller is still slated to host the 22nd Critics’ Choice Awards, which airs live on A&E on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. Mountain Time.
It’s his second year hosting the show, following 2016 box-office successes like “Deadpool,” the Marvel film starring Ryan Reynolds that Miller co-starred in, and which represented the biggest-ever opening weekend for an R-rated movie at $132.7 million.
Miller has one previous arrest in North Carolina from Nov. 11, 2007, in which he was charged with assault on a government official and resisting a public officer. Miller has previously told The Denver Post that the incident occurred at a comedy club in which overzealous security tried to prevent his sister Morgan from entering the green room, ensuing in a tussle with an off-duty police officer.
The offenses were dismissed by the district attorney on May 12, 2008, according to North Carolina court records.