After passing out on casino floor

American stand-up George Lopez has been arrested for public intoxication after apparently passing out on a casino floor in Canada.

The 52-year-old comic, who has recently voiced the family animated films The Smurfs 2 and Rio 2, was seen lying on his side with his stomach exposed. The image, taken at Caesars Windsor in Ontario, inevitably ended up on Twitter.

In a statement, Lopez made light of the incident, saying: ‘Tied one on last night. Not feeling great this morning. I was trying to sleep it off, unfortunately, it was on the casino floor.’

Police in Ontario confirmed that their casino enforcement unit took a man into custody at 11.25pm on Thursday and subsequently released him without charges.

Gossip website TMZ say he was put in a 'drunk tank' to sober up though no charges were filed.

Lopez shot to fame from his self-titled sitcom, which ran from 2002 to 2007 and was executive produced by Sandra Bullock. He had performed at the casino earlier in the evening. The venue declined to comment.

Published: 1 Mar 2014