Overview
- U.S. outlets reported on January 10 that Daniel Stern was arrested on December 10 in Camarillo, California, for allegedly soliciting a prostitute at a hotel.
- He was cited, fined, and released after the arrest, according to TMZ accounts republished by Italian media.
- Under California law, solicitation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine if convicted, while current reports describe only a citation.
- Stern has not commented on the matter, and the coverage does not cite an independent police release.
- In an unrelated October incident, Stern was briefly hospitalized for a medical emergency, and a spokesman later said he was fine.