Reports state that the body-builder-come-actor-come-politician was traveling from the US to Austria on Wednesday for a fundraising event, only for security at Munich airport to take issue after scanning his luggage.
What followed was Schwarzenegger being detained at the airport for not declaring the watch. As per his non-profit organization, the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, the 76-year-old had intended to auction the watch off in aid of climate initiatives.
Following the discovery of the luxury watch, Schwarzenegger is said to have been detained for hours at Munich airport. Ultimately he was allowed to leave and made it to the fundraising event in Austria.
“You always start things with a lot of drama,” Schwarzenegger told the audience. “That’s what you saw yesterday. And do you believe that? That all of a sudden I was in handcuffs?”
“I was in handcuffs,” Schwarzenegger went on. “Not because of the watch or the customs office but because I had a hot night with my girlfriend Heather last night. It was unbelievable.”
“The woman at the customs office said, ‘If you don’t behave, I’m going to put you in handcuffs’,” he explained.
“And I said, ‘That’s OK. That’s a great deal because usually I pay $500 for that.’”