ACTOR DOWNEY ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES AGAIN

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Actor Robert Downey, Jr. was arrested for drug
possession nearly three months after being released from prison and
restarting his career, police said yesterday.

An anonymous caller led investigators to a hotel room at the Merv Griffin
Resort Saturday night where they found the actor alone with cocaine and
methamphetamine, Palm Springs police officer Ralph Landry said.

Downey, 35, was arrested for drug possession, being under the influence of a
controlled substance, and committing a felony while free on bail, he said.
He was released Sunday on $15,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court
within 30 days, Officer Landry said.