A pedestrian makes a report to police saying that a firearm is seen on a desk by the window in the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' director's London home, but it turns out to be a deactivated M16 rifle.
- Aug 30, 2014
AceShowbiz - Sam Taylor-Johnson's London home has been raided by police over a gun report. According to London Metropolitan Police, a passerby made a report that the gun could be seen from the window of the house which the "Fifty Shades of Grey" director shares with her husband, "Kick-Ass" star Aaron Johnson.
"Police were called at 23:40 hours on Thursday 28 by a member of the public reporting they had seen from the street what they thought was a firearm sitting on a desk by the window of property," the police said in a statement. "Local officers and officers from Metropolitan police attended. The owner was not home at the time, a key holder was contacted and let police in the property. It was confirmed the firearm was a deactivated M16 rifle. No arrests were made."
A representative for the couple has released a statement addressing the raid, saying that the firearm was a part of an art project. "The firearm was located in Sam Taylor-Johnson's basement studio and has been confirmed as a certified and fully decommissioned M16 assault rifle that was provided to Mrs Taylor-Johnson by the international charity Peace One Day as part of an art project entitled 'Peace One Day M16'," the rep said.
"The project, curated by Jake Chapman, consists of new works by some of the most celebrated names in contemporary art all of whom are transforming fully decommissioned M16 assault rifles," the rep added.
