10:14 am - 04/28/2012
19-year-old "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson took a not-so-cheap shot at a Ralph's Grocery store -- he posed as over 21 and got the check out clerk to sell him an expensive bottle of whiskey.
We got this pic of Josh leaving the Ralph's in Sherman Oaks on April 18 with a bottle of Macallan whisky in hand -- which, by the way, goes for $170.
A source tells TMZ ... Josh used a fake ID to score the bottle.
It's interesting ... a few weeks ago we got Josh on camera, grousing, "I think the age to go to war is 18 ... so I think the drinking age should be 18 as well."
A spokesperson for Ralphs tells TMZ, "We strictly enforce all laws relating to the sale of alcohol to minors. We will investigate these allegations and take any steps necessary."
Josh could be prosecuted and the maximum punishment is 6 months in jail, although in reality he'd spend no time behind bars. Authorities could also go after Ralph's for selling to a minor.
We reached out to Josh's rep. So far, no comment.
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'HUNGER GAMES' STAR Tricks Grocery Store Into Selling Him Whiskey
19-year-old "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson took a not-so-cheap shot at a Ralph's Grocery store -- he posed as over 21 and got the check out clerk to sell him an expensive bottle of whiskey.
We got this pic of Josh leaving the Ralph's in Sherman Oaks on April 18 with a bottle of Macallan whisky in hand -- which, by the way, goes for $170.
A source tells TMZ ... Josh used a fake ID to score the bottle.
It's interesting ... a few weeks ago we got Josh on camera, grousing, "I think the age to go to war is 18 ... so I think the drinking age should be 18 as well."
A spokesperson for Ralphs tells TMZ, "We strictly enforce all laws relating to the sale of alcohol to minors. We will investigate these allegations and take any steps necessary."
Josh could be prosecuted and the maximum punishment is 6 months in jail, although in reality he'd spend no time behind bars. Authorities could also go after Ralph's for selling to a minor.
We reached out to Josh's rep. So far, no comment.
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He deserves to go to prison tbh. And make some gangbang films while he's at it.
Edited at 2012-04-28 03:15 pm (UTC)
And I will be gentle on him, he could have just asked me to buy it for him!
Plastic bag, 19 years old, and expensive whiskey.
Get it Josh.
Edited at 2012-04-28 03:16 pm (UTC)
Hands up if you were a huge nerd and never bought liquor before you were 21.
so...guess I'm a nerd?
shame on me
Although now, at 27, I'd like to be carded. It's weird how that works lol.
v clever. will use this in future.
i'm 24 now and still don't drink that often. i eat a lot of junk food, if i threw in alcohol, i'd probably gain a shit ton of weight. it's weird though, because i didn't have strict parents...they even told us (my brother and me) if we were going to drink underage, just make sure we're not driving.
it's also expensive as fuck. when i do drink, i don't drink shitty things, and i'd rather spend that money on something else.
occasionally though i'll have some framboise or a dirty martini :)
Edited at 2012-04-28 04:34 pm (UTC)
Edited at 2012-04-28 05:05 pm (UTC)
Absolutely.
Also I never bought liquor before 21, but I've pretty much drank since I met my husband @ 18 and he always bought the booze since he was of age.
Never did. Never been drunk, in fact. I've been around drunk people, though. They aren't as fun as they think they are.
i look young, i knew i'd never get away with it before then
But I certainly drank it, and either had my friends or parents buy it for me.
Beer, on the other hand....
but i got drunk the first time when i was 17, after prom
i think i told my friend with a fake id to get it
bc there's no day in my life i will not be carded
If I wanted booze I could have just asked my parents for it (they would ask me and my sis if we wanted a sip when we were little)
Plus I don't like the taste so I never cared about drinking before or after 21.
I rarely drink, I don't like the taste.
less concerned about him - he's a celebrity. more concerned about the crap the employee and the store are going to get.
I thought it was illegal for the sale of alcohols to minors or have someone buy it for them.
The person DID NOT have to sell it to them...they could have said, "I know your famous but unless you're going to pay all my bills for the next couple years and the fine I may get for this...hire an assistant 21 years or older and have then buy you booze."
Edited at 2012-04-28 06:24 pm (UTC)