UPDATE: Officer Diana Figueroa, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department, confirms with The Huffington Post at 3:53pm that "there was no threat associated with that incident." Figueroa also goes on to say that no one ever associated the "suspicious envelope" with anthrax -- but in our defense, that's pretty much where the mind goes when white powder is found in the mailroom.
The Associated Press has more on the situation that unfolded at CBS this afternoon:
The suspicious white powder was found around 2 p.m. in a mailroom at CBS Television City, a large studio complex, according to Richard French, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
A hazardous materials team was called in to gather the powder and test it before declaring it harmless.
No one was exposed to the powder and no injury has been reported, French said. The envelope was addressed to the show, not a specific participant, he said.
"Outside of mail room operations being suspended for a few hours, no business operations or show productions were affected," said CBS spokesman Chris Ender.
This isn't the first time a suspicious white powder was sent to CBS Studios. In August of this year, both David Letterman and Craig Ferguson's shows received mail claiming to have anthrax inside.
PREVIOUSLY: CBS Studios in Los Angeles is grappling with another anthrax scare this afternoon. TMZ has the story: "Police and emergency vehicles arrived to CBS Television City in Hollywood moments ago ... after someone reported that white powder spilled out of a letter in the CBS mailroom."