The 76-year-old actor knows how to take advantage of a scandal.

After the news of his arrest at a German airport went around the world, the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger He ended that episode pleasantly.

He the luxury watch that got him into trouble this week Forgetting to report it to the customs of that people, he finished at auction for $290,000, the actor’s environmental protection association announced this Friday.

“Arnold Schwarzenegger’s customs adventure had a happy ending: the most famous watch in the world was sold at auction for 270,000 euros“, he stated this Friday in a press release Schwarzenegger’s climate initiativean environmental organization created by the actor.

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The watch was on auction along with artwork and training with a famous bodybuilderin the exclusive Kitzbühel ski resort, in Austria (his native country), in front of 160 guests, including the US climate envoy, John Kerry.

Austrian-American actor, known for his successes in Hollywood as Terminator and his political career as Governor of California, He hosted the evening, which raised a total of 1.31 million euros ($1.42 million). for ecological projects.

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Schwarzenegger He described his incident with customs as a “wild experience” and made slightly wacky jokes, says the video published by the American entertainment portal TMJ.

76-year-old actor He was arrested Wednesday at an airport in southern Germany for failing to declare the luxury watch upon arrival from the United States. and the authorities initiated criminal proceedings for tax evasion.