{"id":2128107,"date":"2026-09-04T12:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2128107"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:55:12","slug":"ex-kentucky-governor-reportedly-arrested-on-set-of-christmas-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2128107","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Kentucky Governor Reportedly Arrested on Set of Christmas Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0a\/16by9\/2026\/09\/04\/0a136f7cf40e4bd7b76a0dcd664561a4_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Ex-Kentucky Governor Reportedly Arrested on Set of Christmas Film<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Ex-Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Arrested For Contempt Of Court<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">While Shooting Xmas Movie<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-04T05:55:12-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 4, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:55 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-ff2e3a216d35791c07bb68d33b61ad03\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_0a136f7cf40e4bd7b76a0dcd664561a4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:592f0447-c150-43c4-877a-1d9fdb99735e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0a\/4by3\/2026\/09\/04\/0a136f7cf40e4bd7b76a0dcd664561a4_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-matt-bevin-Louisville-Metro-Department-of-Corrections-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Louisville Metro Department of Corrections<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-acf897d56a3a8782fbc36a7477265490\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Former Kentucky Governor <strong>Matt Bevin<\/strong> found himself behind bars Thursday for contempt of court &#8212; and he was reportedly arrested on the set of a Christmas film.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-85d3aa58c0ea4783b6832244c5ec5bf9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Police busted Bevin while he was playing an extra on the set of the holiday movie production in Bourbon County, KY, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpm.org\/news\/2026-09-03\/former-kentucky-gov-matt-bevin-arrested-by-bourbon-county-sheriffs-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Louisville Public Media<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c912810a8a997cf5f6a902c9be68749b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The ex-governor was then transported to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, where he was booked for &#8220;contempt of court libel\/slander resistance to order.&#8221; Bevin also posed for his not-too-happy mug shot.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8db36b477c6278446de758b236e0c0ae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>His legal troubles reportedly stemmed from failing to turn over his financial records to a judge in his ongoing divorce and child support case. The judge reportedly found Bevin in contempt of court and issued an arrest warrant &#8230; but LPM reports that wasn&#8217;t the only one he faced this year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-28d715c3c0bab5623ff5f3c0d0653fde\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_86bd2822f54549b18081f75a989fb274\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:592f0447-c150-43c4-877a-1d9fdb99735e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/86\/4by3\/2026\/09\/04\/86bd2822f54549b18081f75a989fb274_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Former-Kentucky-Gov.-Matt-Bevin-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2cfeb4148cd80532376f19606a3b4b87\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The first was for not appearing at a court hearing in May, which Bevin reportedly blamed on a boulder that struck his vacation home in Maine &#8230; but he paid a fine, and the judge rescinded the warrant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e655b4451ccbc36c988535387a21cc90\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Then the judge dinged Bevin with a second arrest warrant after he failed to cough up his financial records. This time, Bevin was unable to pay the fine, so the warrant stayed active &#8230; and now he&#8217;s under arrest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2ce05917dbba89fda61a81d19f2d152d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>LPM reports both Matt&#8217;s ex-wife <strong>Glenna <\/strong>and their son appeared in person at the July hearing, but a party tried joining the courtroom via Zoom multiple times but was ultimately dropped from the call after alleghedly failing to identify themselves.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7adcb02c86b2965acf38ed72a20eb661\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bevin was the 62nd Governor of Kentucky, serving from 2015 to 2019.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/matthew-bevin-arrested-on-kentucky-movie-set\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:592f0447-c150-43c4-877a-1d9fdb99735e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/matthew-bevin-arrested-on-kentucky-movie-set\/\" 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