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An employee of comedian Eric Idle called 911 after opening a letter containing a suspicious white powder … triggering a heavy police and fire response to Idle’s Hollywood Hills home.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the employee discovered the powder while opening a certified letter shortly after 6:30 Monday night. LAPD, fire and hazmat units were quick to the scene … it is not believed that Idle was home during the incident.
Idle’s career has stretched over the span of several decades … including being member of the British comedy group “Monty Python” and as the author of the Broadway musical “Spamalot.”
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