Red, white and blue doesn't always refer to the American flag. Oscar winner Laura Jeanne 'Reese' Witherspoon was arrested along with her husband, Jim Toth, on Friday, April 19. He was arrested for a DUI while she was arrested for disorderly conduct.
An officer pulled over the couple on Peachtree Road in Atlanta, GA after midnight when he noticed the 2013 Ford Fusion weaving into the opposite lane. The Walk the Line actress became rude while the officer was giving Toth a field sobriety test.
Variety (who broke the news first) obtained the police report. According to the police officer, Witherspoon, 37, hung out the window and started making rude comments towards him. "Mrs. Witherspoon began to hang out the window and say that she did not believe that I was a real police officer. I told Mrs. Witherspoon to sit on her butt and be quiet."
After Toth, 41, was put in handcuffs, Witherspoon refused to listen and was in handcuffs shortly after. Her infamous, but now 'deeply embarrassing' remarks before she was arrested were if the officer knew who she was.
"Do you know my name? You're about to be on national news."
The mother of three issued an apology on Sunday, April 21 saying she was embarrassed. "I am deeply embarrassed... it was a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that is no excuse."
The couple was booked at a nearby station and released on a bond at 3:30 am. They were scheduled to go to court, but asked for it to be postponed. They are now due back in court in one month on Wednesday, May 22.
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