The actor who played a steroid dealer in the Oscar-nominated film " The Wrestler " was charged Thursday with being the real thing: Authorities arrested him in a large steroid bust that culminated in a violent chase.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan also accused Scott Siegel of leading Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local police on a car chase worthy of an action flick.
Siegel, 34, was ordered held without bail on federal drug dealing and assault charges at a court appearance Thursday in White Plains , N.Y. The arrest and chase played out three days before the Oscars , where "The Wrestler" could garner an Academy Award for the lead actor, Mickey Rourke. Article
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