Local time, publicly owned Eiffel Tower operator Sate made the statement. They, quote, appeared to have gotten stuck because of how drunk they were, end quote. The Paris prosecutors told the AFP, which is the newspaper the inebriated americans had spent their illicit night under the stars in a spot normally closed to the public between the tower's second and third levels, but quote, did not pose any apparent threat, end quote. After paying for the entry fee at about 10:40 p.m.