Suspicious Envelope Opened Inside Home Of Monty Python Comedian Eric Idle

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HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) - Police were called to the Hollywood Hills home of British comedian Eric Idle Monday night after someone inside the home opened an envelope with an unidentified substance inside.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the envelope was certified from Thailand and was brought inside the home and touched by at least one person.

There were reportedly three people inside of the house when the envelope was opened, one of which is bedridden.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Actor Eric Idle attends Saban Community Clinic's 39th Annual Dinner Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 23, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

It was not immediately clear if Idle was one of the people inside the house at the time of the incident, but two women were taken to a hospital as a precaution.

A HazMat team was reported to be handling the situation, and police later said the substance inside was residue from the envelope.

No one was seriously injured in the incident.