While being interviewed by CNN on Monday, Watts, who has appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and TV shows Weeds and Partners,
said that she refused to give an LAPD officer her identification when
he asked for it because, "I believe in America and what it stands for."
Watts claims she was detained
because officers thought she was a prostitute. The actress, who is
African American, and her white boyfriend, celebrity chef Brian James
Lucas, have accused police of racism for questioning them after they say
they were just "making out" in public.
The incident happened outside of CBS Studio Center in Studio City on Thursday, and picked up attention over after Watts detailed her account on her Facebook page, stating, "officers accosted me and forced me into handcuffs."
"I gave him my ID knowing we did
nothing wrong and when they asked D for hers, she refused to give it
because they had no right to do so," wrote Lucas. "So they handcuffed
her and threw her roughly into the back of the cop car until they could
figure out who she was. In the process of handcuffing her, they cut her
wrist, which was truly not cool!"Click here to read more
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