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Reese Witherspoon’s arrest video released

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000

Celebrity gossip site TMZ has released the full video of Reese Witherspoon's now-notorious arrest in Atlanta on April 19, and it is as embarrassing for Witherspoon as she claims.

In it, she accuses a police officer of "harassing me as an American citizen" and challenging his authority in a minute-long tirade.

Witherspoon, who was charged with disorderly conduct, acted out when police pulled over her husband James Toth and on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Update: TMZ has obtained another video from law enforcement, this one featuring a sound byte of Witherspoon and her husband in the backseat of the police car.

Reese Witherspoon on arrest: “I literally panicked”

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:41:00 +0000

America's sweetheart Reese Witherspoon tainted her image two weeks ago when she and husband Jim Toth were pulled over for drunken driving in Atlanta. Toth was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and failure to maintain the lane while Witherspoon, outraged, was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Although Witherspoon has offered a public apology, the star emphasized how embarrassed she is on today's "Good Morning America." “I saw him arresting my husband and I literally panicked,” she said. “I told him I was pregnant. I’m not pregnant. I said all kinds of crazy things.”

Witherspoon, who also told an officer, “Do you know my name?”and “You’re about to find out who I am,” said: "I think we made a mistake and it was something that will absolutely never happen again.”

From Reese to A.J. Clemente, stupidity keeps going viral

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:58:00 +0000

Just to clear up any confusion that you might have, not-terribly-bright person who may from time to time send emails or appear in front of a camera or interact with other humans: The cloak of invisibility is not yet a reality. We can all see and hear and read you here.

We, by the way, are your teachers and employers and future employers and law enforcement officers. But don't take my word for it. Instead, learn from the shining examples of very dumb and very public behavior in just the last few days, and then henceforth, I beg you, pause for just a moment before opening your mouth or hitting the "send" button.

The most recent unfortunate victim of a yawning gap in internal filtering devices is the newly unemployed A.J. Clemente. For about five minutes this weekend, Clemente was a news anchor at KFYR-TV in North Dakota. But in an apparent case of nerves not seen since Albert Brooks perspired his way through the headlines in "Broadcast News," Clemente obliviously kicked off his debut performance by looking downcast and muttering a short string of obscenities. He would later chalk up the mini-meltdown to fear of flubbing the name of London marathon winner Tsegaye Kebede.

Reese Witherspoon and husband arrested

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:42:00 +0000

In a rare misstep for girl-next-door Reese Witherspoon, the actress and her husband, CAA agent Jim Toth, were arrested on suspicion of DUI in Atlanta Friday morning.

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Toth, who was driving erratically and whose blood alcohol level was reported to be .139, was charged with DUI and not staying in the lane.

According to TMZ, Witherspoon was also taken into custody after allegedly becoming upset and getting out of the car twice. She reportedly said "Do you know my name?" and when the police officer said no, she answered: "You're about to find out who I am. ... You are going to be on national news."

The two were released shortly after arrest, and a "deeply embarrassed" Witherspoon released the following statement on Sunday: