“Immediately upon receiving a complaint from the attendees, the celebrity guest was removed from the convention and instructed not to return,” he said. “Monster-Mania also encouraged the attendees to contact the police to file a report.
Mr. Busey, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in the 1978 film “The Buddy Holly Story,” has struggled with substance abuse in the past, even appearing in “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.”
In 1988, he was badly hurt after losing control of his motorcycle near downtown Los Angeles while riding without wearing a helmet. He sustained severe head injuries and underwent intensive surgery.