Mail Dripping White Powder Prompts Scare At Eric Idle's Home

HOLLYWOOD, CA — A white powder spilling from mail sent to the home of "Monty Python" actor Eric Idle prompted a scare Monday night.

The white powder prompted a hazardous materials investigation Monday evening at the Hollywood Hills home in the 3100 block of Floye Drive. However, the substance turned out to be only residue from inside the envelope.

"The perception that we have was just it was a little bit of dust that may have come off the envelope, something like that, and someone had the cause to call 911," Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Jim Holland told reporters at the scene.

The scare came about when a resident at the home opened a piece of certified mail about 6:25 p.m., and a white powdery substance spilled from the envelope, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police and a hazardous materials team were sent to the home to investigate the substance.

No one was injured, but two women were taken to a hospital as a precaution, according to KCAL9.

Idle, of Monty Python fame, lives at the home with his wife, former model Tania Kosevich, according to NBC4.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.