Don Cheadle swiped away a finial from White House lamp for a souvenir

Los Angeles, Jan 7 : Hollywood star Don Cheadle once stole a "finial from a lamp at the White House".The 58-year-old actor admitted that while hes "never" taken anything from the hotel, he did swipe a decorative topping as a souvenir and its on display in his own home, reports femalefirst.

co.uk.When asked about the best thing he ever took from a hotel, he told Empire magazine: "I have never! I would never! But I did steal a finial from a lamp at the White House.""I dont think anyones coming to get me for it.After whats been happening there in the past administration? I dont think theyd have a leg to stand on.Where do I keep it? I put it on a lamp in my house."Don also revealed the most famous person in his phone book, and theres another White House connection.

He said: "Obama? I do sometimes text him, about golf stuff."And despite some famous friends, the AGE-year-old actor admitted that he has been starstruck before, including one very memorable event.He added: "I met the Dalai Lama.I was given an award by the Nobel laureates - me and George Clooney - for work we were doing around the humanitarian crisis in Darfur."Gorbachev was also there.

It was just a room where youre like, Why am I here?"Although Don didnt have a hotel story about thievery, he did have a tale to tell about a couple of other very unfortunate incidents.Asked about the strangest place hes thrown up, he said: "There was the InterContinental hotel in Toronto where I almost threw up inside the elevator, but I think I kept it together.""But the strangest place was in the bathtub - in another InterContinental Hotel, in Manila - because I had food poisoning.

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