MONTEL TRIED TO FLY HIGH: COPS

TV talk-show host Montel Williams landed in a
joint custody battle with security at a Detroit airport Monday night -
over his personal pot stash.

The ex-Marine-turned-TV-host was fined $100 for carrying enough
marijuana to roll about a half a joint, which he claimed was to be
used for "medicinal purposes" to help ease pain he suffers from
multiple sclerosis, his rep said yesterday.

"[Williams] has prescriptions for many different medications for MS,
some of which manage his pain, which is constant," a statement from
the star's camp said. "One of the medications he has been prescribed
to alleviate his chronic pain is medical marijuana."