'Dancing With the Stars' Receives Envelope With White Powder
A threatening envelope containing white powder and addressed to "Dancing With the Stars" was discovered in the CBS mailroom in Los Angles Wednesday, shutting down operations at the studio for hours.
The envelope, addressed to no particular person, but the popular TV show in general, caused quite a scare at the CBS Television City studio in California, the place where "Dancing With the Stars" is shot. Operations outside of the mailroom were reportedly halted for hours.
The suspicious white powder was discovered around 2 p.m. PDT, a police spokesman told Entertainment Weekly. A special team of experts collected the powder and test it, finally declaring the substance harmless.
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Such alarming "letters" have been mailed to the station in the past.
In November 2010, a similar substance was discovered in the building. At the time, Bristol Palin was the star of "Dancing With the Stars." In August this year, an envelope with white powder was sent to the host of "The Late Late Show," Craig Ferguson.
In both instances the powder proved to be harmless.
For this 2011 season, the cast of the dance competition includes TV legal commentator Nancy Grace, Rob Kardashian, David Arquette, gay stylist Carson Kressley and Chaz Bono, Cher's son, a transgender man.
CP wrote reported on Bono's participation in the show as being somewhat controversial, due to critics alleging that featuring a transgender person on a popular TV show could confuse children who watch the program with their parents.
Investigators have not indicated whether it is being considered that the envelope might have been directed against any particular participant of the show. No suspected motive has been announced by authorities.
