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Suspicious White Powder Spills from Letter in CBS Mailroom
HazMat has been called to the CBS Television City studio this afternoon to investigate a report that some white powder "spilled out of a letter" being handled in the mailroom.
Who was the (un)lucky recipient? It's not known yet to whom the piece of mail was addressed, though TMZ reports it is not anyone on the "Dancing With the Stars" cast.
Strange powders in the mail on the lot are actually de rigeur, it seems. Last year white powder was found in a letter addressed to Bristol Palin, a DWTS contestant at the time. Suspicious powder was also found in mail sent to "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson just last month.
The initial fear in these cases is that the substance is anthrax. The jokier explanation is that someone had their "special delivery" of fun powder sent to the wrong department.
Authorities are reportedly on the scene to investigate today's mailing mystery.
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