Haley Joel Osment Must Attend 3 AA Meetings Per Week After Suspected Public Intoxication Arrest, Judge Rules (Exclusive)

Haley Joel Osment must be AA meetings for six months arsenic a consequence of his suspected public intoxication arrest successful April, a judge ruled. Osment, 37, was arrested connected April 8 successful Mammoth Lakes, Calif., connected charges of alleged nationalist intoxication and possession of a controlled substance.

The Sixth Sense character was arraigned successful tribunal connected Monday, June 2, wherever he requested and was granted a one-year diversion by nan judge, PEOPLE has exclusively learned. Osment will beryllium required to be astatine slightest 3 AA meetings per week for nan adjacent six months. Additionally, he must meet pinch his therapist astatine slightest doubly a week for nan adjacent six months and obey each laws.

The Mono County territory lawyer reportedly objected to nan diversion petition owed to Osment's anterior DUI conviction, arsenic good arsenic nan character using group slurs against a constabulary officer while being arrested, but was overruled.

PEOPLE has reached retired to Osment's rep for comment.

Pending Osment's successful completion of nan diversion, each charges will beryllium dismissed by nan court. However, if he does not complete diversion, criminal proceedings will beryllium reinstated.

Osment's adjacent tribunal day is group for Jan. 5, 2026, erstwhile his compliance pinch nan requirements group by nan judge will beryllium reviewed.

The character issued an apology for nan "disgraceful language" he utilized while being arrested.

"I’m perfectly horrified by my behavior. Had I known I utilized this disgraceful connection successful nan throes of a blackout, I would person spoken up sooner," Osment said successful a connection shared pinch PEOPLE connected April 17. "The past fewer months of nonaccomplishment and displacement person surgery maine down to a very debased affectional place." 

Osment — who mislaid his location successful nan Altadena, Calif., location successful nan Eaton Fire successful January — continued: "But that’s nary excuse for utilizing this disgusting word. From nan bottommost of my heart, I apologize to perfectly everyone that this hurts. What came retired of my rima was nonsensical garbage - I’ve fto nan Jewish organization down and it devastates me. I don’t inquire for anyone’s forgiveness, but I committedness to atone for my unspeakable mistake."

In 2006, erstwhile he was 18, Osment was charged pinch misdemeanor drunk driving aft he was injured successful a car accident. He later pleaded nary title to 1 count of driving nether nan power of intoxicant and 1 count of possession of marijuana and was sentenced to 3 years of probation.