Arnold Schwarzenegger showed off his comedic chops on Thursday at the Stanglwirt Resort in his native Austria, where he appeared in a hugely successful auction for his charity, selling a custom-made Audemars Piguet watch he donated for $293,000.
The watch was at the center of controversy after the 76-year-old “Terminator” star was delayed for hours at Munich airport after arriving in Germany on Wednesday.
The Hollywood star was unfazed by the hassle and made a series of raunchy jokes about the charity auction experience on Thursday.
“Can you even believe I was suddenly handcuffed?” I was in handcuffs! Not about the clock or the customs house, but I had a hot night with my girlfriend Heather last night,” he said, referring to his girlfriend Heather Milligan, 49.
Schwarzenegger continued, “I mean, it's unbelievable.” The woman there at the customs office said, “If you don't behave, I'll handcuff you.” [I said,] “That’s okay, that’s a great deal because I normally pay $500 for it!”
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 76, showed off his comedic chops in his native Austria on Thursday when he appeared in a wildly successful auction for his charity, selling an Audemars Piguet watch he donated for $293,000. Pictured in Kitzbühel, Austria
The watch was at the center of controversy after the 76-year-old “Terminator” star was delayed for hours at Munich airport after arriving in Germany on Wednesday
The FUBAR actor continued, “That was a wild experience, I can tell you that.” Because there you go, you try to bring this great watch… this very special watch.
“Now they find it in the luggage, then the guy looks for a second watch.” He couldn't find it. Because I hid it. But I can't tell you where because I can't sit down today.'
According to TMZ, more than 350 people were in attendance at the fundraiser, where the Kindergarten Cop lead actor spoke for a total of about eight minutes.
Schwarzenegger's watch cost a total of 270,000 euros, the equivalent of about $293,000 in American currency, the outlet reported, suggesting that the publicity surrounding the actor's adventure with the customs office helped drive down its original estimated value of $100,000. increase dollars.
Customs spokesman Thomas Meister told the AP that the bodybuilding icon's delay was part of a routine inspection.
According to the outlet, items worth more than 430 euros ($467) that remain in the European Union must be cleared through customs.
Schwarzenegger's Audemars Piguet watch, which was initially undeclared, had an estimated value of around 20,000 euros ($21,739), German newspaper Bild reported.
The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative told the AP in a statement on Wednesday that authorities arrested the former California governor because he “traveled with a watch he owned that he may have auctioned off at his charity auction in Kitzbühel.”
The main character of Kindergarten Cops spoke at the fundraiser for a total of about eight minutes
Schwarzenegger's watch cost a total of 270,000 euros, which is equivalent to about $293,000 in American currency
The “True Lies” star “cooperated every step of the way, including incompetent sampling” and said he would “prepay potential taxes on the watch” even though it was his personal watch, the explained Organization.
The organization said the watch will likely still be auctioned off and that it will “properly report on it, as all Arnold nonprofits do.”
In total, around 1.3 million euros were raised at the event, with the record proceeds benefiting the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative organization.
Its mission statement states that it aims to “raise awareness of the climate crisis and the urgent need for action every day,” with a focus “on presenting viable solutions, supporting world-class climate action projects, and acting as a “matchmaker for climate leaders.” lies .'''