Rob Lowe says he once got stopped by the police while enjoying the devil’s lettuce during a star-studded tour with fellow actor Michael J. Fox in the ’80s.
“There was a bus tour through California for Prop 65, which was about cleaning up our water system, and everybody on the planet was on it,” Lowe recalled on Wednesday’s episode of Ted Danson’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast.
“We got pulled over for speeding — well, also because Michael J. Fox and I were smoking pot out of the top of the Greyhound bus roof,” he said.
Lowe revealed that he and the “Back to the Future” star weren’t the only A-listers in the vehicle at the time.
“The cop pulled us over, and it was like a clown car — out came Whoopi Goldberg, Cher, Judd Nelson, Michael J. Fox, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Robert Downey Jr., Jane Fonda, Danny Glover,” he recalled.
When Danson asked the “Parks and Recreation” actor if they were pulled over due to the smoke, Lowe said it was because their vehicle had “the top emergency hatch off” while “Michael and I … were smoking pot.”
In 2023, Lowe, who’s previously opened up about excessive alcohol and drug use in his younger days, celebrated more than three decades of sobriety. He’s credited rehab and his wife with helping him turn his life around. Lowe and makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff tied the knot in 1991 and share two sons.
In an Instagram post from May of last year, he wrote: “33 years ago today I found recovery and a tribe that has sustained me on my incredible, grateful journey. My life is full of love, family, God, opportunity, friends, work, dogs and fun.”
He then offered a supportive message for anyone working to overcome addiction.
“If you or someone you know is struggling with any form of addiction: hope and joy are waiting if you want it, and are willing to work for it!” the actor said.
Watch Lowe’s full interview on “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” below.
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