Don Johnson Dishes On Time He Smoked Weed At The White House... And Who Was In Office
Don Johnson has really made himself at home in the White House.
During an appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Wednesday, the 'Miami Vice' star revealed that he's been to the Washington D.C. manor during every administration since Jimmy Carter was in office... and that he's even gotten into some hijinks there.
The topic came up when Kimmel asked Johnson about his extensive social circle, pulling out a 1975 photo of the actor with Carter and Allman Brothers bandmates Chuck Leavell and Dickey Betts.
Asked for some context for the snapshot, where Betts definitely appeared to be smoking something, Johnson had to admit, 'I don't remember that photo, but we were all stoned.'
Quickly realizing he may have unintentionally defamed Carter, he corrected himself and said, 'Well, I don't know about him. I don't want to cast any aspersions on the former president. God rest his soul.'
Johnson then explained how he was invited to the White House after helping the band set up a concert to support the Democrat's first presidential campaign.
Kimmel seemed baffled when the 'Nash Bridges' actor told him that the 'fun' really began while Carter was hosting.
'Nobody has fun there, do they?' he said, before remembering a rumor about Willie Nelson toking it up at the presidential estate.
'Is that the kind of fun you had there?' Kimmel wondered. 'Did you smoke at the White House?'
Playfully grimacing and throwing up his hands for a moment, Johnson confessed, 'I don't know how to answer this... Well, yes, I guess I did.'
As the audience erupted in applause, the actor said he's been a repeat visitor at the White House and even shared some good times with President George H.W. Bush.
Though Johnson made it clear that Bush didn't partake in any of the devil's lettuce, he did reveal the Republican had another weakness.
'He wanted to gamble when we played golf out at Camp David. And so, I took his money,' he smirked. 'I'll tell you something else: He's a trash talker, and he ran into a buzzsaw 'cause so am I.'
While Johnson has been chummy with more than a few presidents, back during a 2019 appearance on Kimmel, he told the late night host he wasn't on the best terms with President Donald Trump.
Apparently, back in the '80s, the then-real estate mogul made a deal with Johnson to put the name of his Atlantic City hotel 'Trump Castle' on one of the star's racing boats — but Trump didn't keep his end of the deal.
'I took the sponsorship money, he made me make his name bigger, and then he stiffed me on the money,' Johnson dished.
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