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"Fred Willard is determined to restore his good name.\r\nThe 72-year-old comedian -- whose film credits include Anchorman, Best in Show and Modern Family -- was arrested Thursday for allegedly &amp;quot;engaging in a lewd act&amp;quot; during a trip to a Los Angeles adult movie theater.\r\n\r\nThough reports state the actor was literally caught with his pants down, Willard&amp;apos;s attorney, Paul Takakjian, is adamant his client did nothing wrong.\r\n&amp;quot;With all due respect to the individual officer, our belief [is] that Fred did nothing in any violation of any law,&amp;quot; Takakjian said in a statement Thursday.\r\nPHOTOS: Stars in court\r\nWillard himself spoke out to TMZ that day, informing them his arrest was a &amp;quot;big misunderstanding&amp;quot; and adding that &amp;quot;it didn&amp;apos;t happen.&amp;quot;\r\nThe actor is eligible for a diversion program to prevent him from being formally charged if he completes required counseling courses, Frank Mateljan of The Los Angeles City Attorney&amp;apos;s Office told The Associated Press on Friday.\r\n\r\nWillard would need to pay $380 to enter the diversion program, which would include courses on decision-making and sex-related crimes.\r\nFollowing his arrest, PBS fired Willard as host of Market Warriors, a spinoff of Antiques Roadshow."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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