Arnold Schwarzenegger made light of his recent run-in with Munich customs during his big auction in Kitzbuhel, Austria, on Thursday.
The “Terminator” star, who was detained at the airport over a pricey watch Wednesday, kicked off the bidding war by addressing the elephant in the room in a rather crude manner, per a video obtained by TMZ.
“I mean, we always start things with a lot of drama. That’s what we saw yesterday. I mean, can you believe that all of a sudden I was in handcuffs?” he asked.
The 76-year-old told guests that the restraints weren’t “because of the watch or the customs office” but because he had “a hot night” with girlfriend Heather Milligan.
Although the joke seemingly took some attendees by surprise, the former bodybuilder kept going.
“It’s unbelievable. No, but seriously the woman in the customs office said, ‘If you don’t behave I’m going to put you in handcuffs,’” he recalled.
“And I said, ‘Hey, that’s okay. That’s a great deal because usually I pay $500 for that.’”
Despite momentarily appearing to explain what actually happened next, Schwarzenegger used the opportunity to tell one final awkward joke.
He joked that after customs found the $100,000 Audemars Piguet watch in his luggage, they started searching for a second one — which they never found.
“He couldn’t find it because I was hiding it,” he said. “And I can’t tell you where because I just cannot sit down today.”
An insider told TMZ that most of the guests loved the actor’s raunchy jokes, which reportedly went on for about eight minutes.
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