'Prostate Problems' Caused Depardieu Pee Mishap

Ah, well, that explains it: Gerard Depardieu suffers from prostate problems, which are to blame for his little peeing mishap earlier this week, claims a friend. In a statement released by one of his traveling companions on his behalf, the friend explains that the health issues are "very worrying and humiliating for him," and reaffirms the earlier explanation that Depardieu was actually attempting to urinate into a bottle, which overflowed, TMZ reports.

Not allowed to get up, he was forced to finish peeing on the floor, says the friends. Depardieu, the statement insists, was "stone-cold sober" and "offered to clean up the mess." Click to watch Anderson Cooper's hilarious reaction to the incident. (More Gerard Depardieu stories.)