Home Alone star held on drugs charges

FORMER child star Macaulay Culkin has been arrested in Oklahoma City on suspicion of possessing marijuana and a controlled substance.

The star, best known for his role as the ingenious child who fends off burglars in the Home Alone movies, was arrested on Friday on a highway in the city.

Mr Culkin, aged 24, was taken to jail when a police officer said he found the star in possession of 17.3 grams of marijuana and prescription drugs he apparently obtained without a prescription.

He was released on $4,000 (€3,285) bail on Friday night, after spending about two hours in jail, according to the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department. Mr Culkin did not talk to reporters when he left the jail.