On a Quest for What, Again?

Uh-oh. CNN has a small problem, this morning. The NZ Herald… not CNN, of course… is reporting:

One of CNN’s star journalists is allegedly embroiled in a bizarre tale of ‘drugs ‘n’ debauchery’.

Richard Quest, a CNN anchor and personality was arrested on Friday for drug possession, amongst other things…

Quest, 46, best-known for his work as CNN’s business travel specialist and his eponymously-titled show Quest, was arrested in New York’s Central Park with methamphetamine in his pocket.

Initial reports indicated he had been arrested for loitering and violating the park’s curfew.

Quest was busted around 3:40am when police found him and another man inside the park near 64th street, sources say.

The park is normally closed between 1 am and 6 am.

But there’s more to this scandal than meets the eye.

The New York Post is reporting that Quest not only had drugs in his pocket, he also had a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals.

Aside from the strategically placed rope, the newspaper also reports that a police search uncovered a sex toy inside the boot of his car.

And here’s the punch line…

The Post (with nary a whiff of irony) says “It wasn’t immediately clear what the rope was for.”

I’d draw you a diagram, but my editor would most likely castrate me.

Ummmm…
Yeah.

Sounds like the only thing missing was the gerbil, who is at this moment likely scurrying around Central Park wondering what the strange guy was all about.

According to reports I’m seeing Quest is already off the hook, legally, assuming he actually attends the court ordered six months of drug counseling sessions. But that does leave us with no info about the other man that Quest was arrested with, and what happens to him.

As to his gig at CNN, well, nobody knows, yet… or at least CNN isn’t saying. Not that anyone will miss the ‘reports’ he gave, unless you really needed to understand the inner workings of showers in airport lounges… once he manages to free himself from same… (How DOES the business travel guru get lost in the shower, anyway?)

Quest’s lawyer reportedly told the court Quest, well traveled man that he is, didn’t realize that Central Park had a curfew, and was simply returning to the hotel with some friends. No word on the question of where, exactly, he’d MET these friends. Inside the park roars to mind, but that would be speculation, now wouldn’t it? Might also explain the rope. (Shrug)

It kinda makes you wonder what the warning signs were on this one that got missed. Like for example, someone MIGHT have noted an on-air delivery that reminds one of a stressed out auctioneer with a hearing problem, who is on Crystal Meth, and whose facial expressions and wild arm waving are remote controlled by someone not listening to the dialog, maybe?

I mean how could anyone think that someone who makes Sky News’ Neal Sean look calm (another train wreck in the making, that Sean , had something wrong with him?

I guess that would be, like, judgmental, huh?

Well, at least now, he has the higher profile he was always seeking. And CNN gets lots of people talking about them, for the first time in years.

(Edited for flow, Bit. Also, when originally posted, We misspelled Neal Sean’s name. No, we werent talking about the guitarist. Sorry ’bout that.)