Comedian Jeff Dye arrested and charged with DUI
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Jeff Dye, comedian and host of Who the BLEEP Is That? on Fox, was arrested and charged with a DUI on Sunday, according to PEOPLE.
PEOPLE reports that Dye was arrested by the Burbank Police Department in California at 9:56 a.m. on Sunday, and was taken to Burbank Jail shortly thereafter before being released without bail at 1:04 p.m.
Sgt. Stephen Turner of the Burbank Police Department told he outlet that authorities responded to a traffic collision around 9:30 a.m. "Witnesses relayed the driver of a white Tesla collided with a tree and the driver fled on foot," Sgt. Turner stated. "Based on witness description, the driver was located just a few blocks east of the scene and detained pending [an] investigation."
The comedian's lawyer Andrew B. Leventhal tells EW, "Although no one was injured, this is a traumatic event for Jeff. We ask that you reserve judgment and respect his privacy as I take care of this matter. He is presumed innocent."
Michael Tullberg/Getty Jeff Dye
Dye first gained prominence from his appearance on the sixth season of the reality comedy competition series Last Comic Standing on NBC in 2008, where he placed third behind runner-up Marcus and winner Iliza Shlesinger. The comedian then hosted Numbnuts and Money From Strangers on MTV, and also appeared in 21 episodes of Girl Code on the same network. In 2016, Dye was a regular on Better Late Than Never with Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman, William Shatner, and Henry Winkler, and returned for the second season the next year.
Dye has also appeared in shows like The Masked Singer, American Ninja Warrior, Is It Cake?, Lip Sync Battle, and The Tonight Show. He currently hosts two podcasts: Wrestling with Freddie alongside Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jeff Dye's Friendship Podcast. He's also set to make his film debut with the upcoming Stealing Jokes.
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