Arnold Schwarzenegger Filling A Pothole Sparks Controversy
WRITTEN BY SUMI DEKA
Arnold Schwarzenegger unintentionally involved himself in a controversy when he was filling in a pothole near his residence in Los Angeles.
However, the authorities revealed that it was not a pothole and this has led to a lineup of several reactions on social media.
City officials revealed that the pothole Arnold was filling in with cement and sand was an essential service trench for work performed by a utility company in the Brentwood neighborhood.
Although Schwarzenegger was trying to solve a problem, he was creating a new one with SoCal Gas, the natural gas utility, who had to reopen the trench to complete the contract.
Arnold shared a video of the deed on social media. He wrote on Twitter that the whole neighborhood was facing trouble because of the pothole and he tried to fix the issue with his team.
The clip featured a driver who stopped by and thanked him for the help. Arnold said that he was waiting for three weeks for the hole to be closed.
Los Angeles officials spoke to NBC News and said they don’t want Schwarzenegger to live up to his popular catchphrase of ‘I’ll be back.’
The actor’s representatives have not commented on anything until now. But Arnold seems to remain unaffected by the public reaction.