Robin Thicke caught smoking pot near Madison Square park: cops

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Robin ThickeThe Case: Thicke has won over initially skeptical R&B fans (his father is Growing Pains star Alan Thicke, so go figure) with his soulful voice. He’s got street cred from the hip-hop world and gets bonus points for landing Paula Patton as a life partner.The Verdict: While certainly up-and-coming, Thicke simply isn’t a big enough star to enter the world of pop royalty and he doesn’t have as much style or panache as Michael did in his heyday.(AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

From NBC New York: Police say R&B singer-songwriter Robin Thicke has been arrested on a drug possession charge in Manhattan.

The 34-year-old is the son of Alan Thicke, who played patriarch Jason Seaver on the long-running ABC sitcom “Growing Pains.’‘

He was arrested early Friday afternoon near Madison Square Park.

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Police say they saw him smoking a joint while inside a black SUV. He was given a desk appearance ticket and released.

A call to his publicist wasn’t immediately returned.

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