L.A. Fire Dept, FBI "secure the area" @ D.W.T.S. upon finding white powder in Bristol Palin fan mail

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Emergency at 'Dancing' Over Powder Substance

11/19/2010 7:55 PM PST by TMZ Staff



http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/19/cbs-bristol-palin-hazardous-material-white-powder-substance-police-threat-sarah-palin-bristol-palin/

UPDATE #2 8:27 PM PT -- A rep for ABC tells TMZ the substance was determined to be talcum powder by the LAFD and adds, "Measures were taken to secure the area and ensure the safety of personnel."

UPDATE #1 8:20 PM PT -- A rep for the FBI tells TMZ ... "The L.A.P.D., L.A. City and FBI Hazardous Materials officials responded to a report of a threatening letter containing white powder received at CBS Studios in Los Angeles."

The rep continues, "Initial field screening was negative for hazardous substances but will be transported to a regional lab for further testing. A joint investigation is continuing."

Cops and other emergency responders raced to CBS Television City studio late Friday after a white powder substance was discovered by a member of the "Dancing with the Stars" staff ... and sources tell us Bristol Palin may have been the intended target.

Law enforcement sources tell us a powder substance was discovered by a member of the "Dancing" staff ... and sources connected to the show tell us a section of the studio containing "Dancing" offices was evacuated.

Multiple sources connected to the situation tell us the powder was contained in a piece of fan mail addressed to Bristol Palin.

[robinlynne]

1. I saw all those fire trucks going by and wondered what it was. 6 big huge fire trucks.

I thought it would have been at least a block of homes on fire. The trucks and paramedics just kept coming non stop.

[Dawson Leery]

2. Convenient timing to take attention away from the vote rigging scam

being run by the FReepers.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. cocaine, no doubt. A gift from an admirer.

[Sonoman]

5. Paris Hilton, trying to regain the spotlight.

Poor girls...

Sonoman

[tanyev]

4. I will be so glad when this season of DWTS is over.

Because two Palins in the headlines is two too many. Although I'm starting to wonder if Bristol might be just as full of ideas to keep herself in the headlines.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. I'll guarantee she is...

...if you read some of the garbage she's posted lately, it's along the lines of "Thank you haters, you're only making me more determined."

Some people have tried to paint a picture of her as an innocent victim of her mother's "fame." I prefer to think of her as someone who knows exactly what she's doing and is using her mother for a "role model."

Season's end of DWTS won't be the end of Bristol Palin, by any stretch of the imagination.