Reese Witherspoon to arresting cop: "You're about to find out who I am"

[cali]

something satisfying about seeing someone who pulls the "do you know who I am?" card, get arrested. And driving in the wrong lane? They should be thankful to the cop that he pulled them over.

Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth were arrested over the weekend in a DUI-related incident in Atlanta, Ga. Variety reports that the Oscar-winning actress and CAA agent, who was operating the vehicle, were pulled over early Friday morning after a cop noticed the car driving in the wrong lane.

According to a police report obtained by Variety, "Mrs. Witherspoon began to hang out the window and say that she did not believe I was a real police officer. I told Mrs. Witherspoon to sit on her butt and be quiet."

The report continued: "Mrs. Witherspoon asked, 'Do you know my name?' I answered, 'No, I don't need to know your name.' I then added, 'right now.' Mrs. Witherspoon stated, 'You're about to find out who I am.'... Mrs. Witherspoon also stated, 'You're going to be on national news.' I advised Mrs. Witherspoon that was fine."

Witherspoon is charged with disorderly conduct for getting into a verbal fight with the police officer. Toth has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/21/reese-witherspoon-arrested-jim-toth-dui_n_3128696.html

[ananda]

1. Rich entitled brat!

..

[darkangel218]

4. Do you remember that movie when she was supposedly studying law?

She was so freaking annoying!

[Javaman]

72. Meh, more like a drunk entitled buffoon.

She sounded like she was 4 sheets to the wind and was clearly not of right mind. aka completely pickled.

She has since issued a very sincere and thoughtful apology.

She will now be picking trash along the 405. (I doubt it, but it's a nice thought)

[darkangel218]

2. lol good!

"Star" status doesnt put you above the law.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Well, at least she didn't call him "sugart*ts" or go off an an anti-semitic/racist tirade.

On the Richter scale of celebrity DUIs, I don't see this registering more than a 4 or 5.

[Terra Alta]

5. What is it with these celebrities who think they are above the law?

Whiny brat should be grateful the cop pulled her, preventing a possible accident.

[darkangel218]

7. they need to be praised and worshipped all the time

Otherwise they fall into depression and/or drug abuse.
It sucks to be them.

[Terra Alta]

33. I will never understand the worship of celebrities or athletes.

Especially actors/actresses, who get paid lots of money for pretending to be other people. I just don't get it.

[Rebl]

42. Agreed

I've read about one to many accidents in the Kansas City area of wrong way drivers, and usually the innocent one in the accident is killed. She should be thanking him for possibly saving her life.

[closeupready]

65. Because in LA, they seem to be above the law,

that's why. I guess they think that means something outside LA. Not sure why.

Maybe Reese and some of these others are just not very bright...?

[markiv]

93. life experience, perhaps?

you only hear about it when it doesnt work

when it does work, only the cop and the celebrity know

[Politicalboi]

6. I think her best movie was

Freeway. Although that character seems to be coming out a little bit here.

[Jamastiene]

35. Yep. I remember that movie too. n/t

[Trajan]

8. Oh ... much ado about nothing ...

Of course a Reese Witherspoon arrest is going to be national news (unfortunately), and so of course the police officer is going to know he will be exposed in the national news meat market .... I would think this would inspire a cop to follow through and gain national notoriety ...

Maybe even put on his best Blues and have a news conference ...

This is pretty weak stuff ...

[cali]

9. well, that made no sense in light of the fact that the cop said

he didn't know who she was.

[darkangel218]

11. Even if he had a hunch, he had to remain proffesional.

That's the correct answer, no Sir/ Maam, I do not.

[Trajan]

13. True .. But it is assumed he took her for her word ....

Yeah .. it was a stupid thing to say .. my point is: It might be an impetus to carry the arrest forward, especially for those who dont mind a little face time on national TV ... He is still going to find out who she is on national TV ....

I greatly doubt this cop cared for that .... He was just doing his job .... Still, the comment was lame, but of little consequence ....

[Whisp]

94. it is weak sauce...

who cares! lol. funny stuff what gets people riled up.

But obviously a lot here do. Wonder how many here are on cop hating threads...

[Logical]

10. Wow, and I used to like her. n-t

[gristy]

15. I still like her

Great actress. Maybe she said it with a smile and a wink. Who knows?
Regardless, she certainly spoke the truth.

[TwilightGardener]

12. How hard is it to be just a little bit contrite and humble?

Seriously, get over yourself, Witherspoon.

[Journeyman]

14. When you're snockered, with a belly full of rum and a head full of yourself. . .

humble and contrite can be difficult.

And so long as she's in demand as an actress (she's got four films in production at the moment), it'll remain difficult for her to have much humility. Arrogance, to a degree, is a desired trait in that field.

[reformist2]

16. "I told Mrs. Witherspoon to sit on her butt and be quiet." LOL!

[blueamy66]

67. Why do I think that he didn't use the word butt?

nt

[RedCappedBandit]

17. Damn, this thread is disappointing

A) Reese Witherspoon is married. DAMNIT.

B) She is not the innocent and wonderful person I thought!

[Bluenorthwest]

18. Why does the cop keep calling her Mrs Witherspoon? Over and over.

Is he letting us know he thinks she should be named Mrs Toth? Drips of attitude and sexism. Cop may have had this coming as Ms. Witherspoon was not driving the vehicle. He arrested her for talking rudely to him.

[dems_rightnow]

21. What could he have called her

... that didn't "drip of sexism"?

[Bluenorthwest]

24. Ms. or ma'am. She is not named Mrs Witherspoon. There is no Mr Witherspoon.

'Do you know my name' actually seems like a good question. Her husband's name is Toth. She might be Mrs Toth, or Ms Witherspoon, but not Mrs Witherspoon. He calls her this several times. It is not her name. Her question was 'do you know my name' perhaps because he was calling her by the wrong name.
Did he call Mr Toth 'Mr Witherspoon'? Just wondering.

[The Straight Story]

30. Then why does she use that name in her movies?

Looking through the IMBD during the times she has been married (more than once) she uses her maiden name.

Did she take his last name or keep hers (my friend took his wife's last name when they got married).

[Renew Deal]

32. The honest answer

Who cares? If you want to identify sexism, look elsewhere.

[zipplewrath]

71. If she is married

The proper salutation would be "Mrs." followed by whatever her legal name is. I am presuming it is Reese Witherspoon. You don't lose the title just because you don't take your husband's name. It will cause no shortage of confusion however.

[zipplewrath]

84. Oh, etiquette

I thought since the topic was a police officer talking to a citizen we were talking legalities. It is perfectly legal to use the Mrs. along with the birth name.

[zipplewrath]

92. It's also not illegal

You can call yourself, legally on formal documents, Mrs. Jane Smith even if Jane Smith is your birth name. Heard a bunch-o-lawyers discussing this once related to some contractual case they were working.

[RudynJack]

23. He arrested her for disturbing the peace,

It's a broad, unspecific term, but Georgia doesn't have a statute against being a whinging little asshole.

[Bluenorthwest]

25. Georgia is one of the States that allows LGBT people to be openly discriminated against

in employment and housing. So yeah, Georgia is lovely.

[RudynJack]

26. LOL

I wasn't defending Georgia on their LGBT laws. How did you even jump to that? It's insane.

I was pointing out that Reese Witherspoon behaved like a spoiled twerp, and I'm glad she was arrested.

[cordelia]

43. Just hates Geogia.

Issues.

One of those people that will use practically any topic as a pretext as an excuse to bash the South.

[blueamy66]

68. So, now behaving like a "spoiled twerp" is against the law?

She was arrested for not obeying the cop's orders, as he asked her to stay in the car and I guess that she didn't.

I believe the arrest was unnecessary, but hey, I'm not a good ole boy cop in Georgia.

[RebelOne]

76. I live in the Atlanta, Ga., area and have

never seen any discrimination against LGBT people, or even African-Americans.

[Apophis]

19. Infotainment.

[Loryn]

20. Perhaps she's doing research for her next role.

[TheManInTheMac]

22. Ms. Witherspoon, you didn't really

go to Harvard Law School. That was just a character in a movie.

[steve2470]

27. if she made this comment, she goes down several notches in my estimation nt

[Botany]

28. Bad ? to ask a cop, 'Do you know my name?'

[frogmarch]

29. If it had been me

I’d have said,”Do you know my name? I am the famous FROGMARCH! Soon you will be all over THE Democratic Underground!”

Then, after being asked to nicely, as “Mrs. Witherspoon” was, I would sit on my butt and be quiet.

Some celebs are really full of themselves.

[Jenoch]

31. After she asked the cop if he knew her name

he should have told her that he would help her remember her name after he was done dealing with the driver of the automobile.

[Iggo]

34. I quit drinking 16 years ago...

...and I quit hanging out with drunk people about 15.9 years ago, and so I keep forgetting that even terminally cute people can get stupid when they get drunk.

[smirkymonkey]

36. Well, so much for the sweet girl next door image.

smackdown.

[Liberal_in_LA]

37. lol

[JaneyVee]

38. If I get pulled over 1st thing I'm going to do is ask the cop if they who Reese Witherspoon is.

[RedRocco]

98. you, sir, deserve a duzy

[sylvi]

39. This is what comes

This is what comes of being constantly surrounded by an entourage telling you your shit smells sweeter than the ordinary variety.

[indepat]

40. Not very cool Reese: you might not be as privileged as you think

[NV Whino]

41. Having driven in Atlanta myself

I don't find driving in the wrong lane unusual — drunk or sober. They change the direction of traffic flow a couple of times a day. And every damned street is called some variety of Peachtree.

[madville]

45. No shit

I refuse to go up there, 16 lanes of chaotic anarchy, worst traffic ever.

[Dawgs]

78. Only if you're incompetent. I live in Atlanta and it's easy. n/t

[Jeremy Almond]

44. Fix your title

It does not say that this an allegation. It states it as fact. Thanks in advance.

[Nye Bevan]

46. Wow. You paid celebrity crisis-managers are good. (nt)

[Iggo]

47. lol

[upi402]

48. LOL

wonder if the the command shall be heeded

[Marr]

95. DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?!

If that post isn't changed, you're all going to be on the national news.

[Iggo]

56. .

http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20693423,00.html

[Jeremy Almond]

90. That article was posted by People one day after OP was created

Guessing that a person will admit to saying alleged words is not journalism. At the time of the OP, Lohan had allegedly said something. Allegedly only.

Bad title which has to be fixedor be accompanied by an update confirming the allegation.

it's like me saying that Pistorius was just declared guilty today, and then telling everyone "I told you so" in July if he is declared guilty in July.

[Iggo]

91. It's not like that at all.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

49. she was drunk... big deal

i am sure no one here has ever been an asshole when drunk...

sP

[leeroysphitz]

50. LEAVE REESE ALONE!

[tammywammy]

51. Reese Witherspoon: 'I'm Very Sorry for My Behavior'

Reese Witherspoon: 'I'm Very Sorry for My Behavior'

Following her arrest with her husband, Jim Toth, early Friday morning after he was pulled over under suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Atlanta, Reese Witherspoon has released the following statement through her rep.

"Out of respect for the ongoing legal situation, I cannot comment on everything that is being reported right now. But I do want to say, I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said," the statement says.

It continues: "It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that is no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. The words I used that night definitely do not reflect who I am. I have nothing but respect for the police and I'm very sorry for my behavior."

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20693423,00.html

[seabeyond]

54. classy. she is being consistent. thank you. nt

[dembotoz]

52. teachable moment for my sons as to the power of alcohol

rational people do stupid stuff when drunk

respect booze--it can be powerful

[demwing]

53. Snarky, self satisfied little thread

Full of posters who have never done anything foolish, and never will. Congrats all!

[Nye Bevan]

61. Oh, plenty of us have done wrong.

But I don't think many of us have tried to pull the "Do you know who I am?" thing when a cop has given us a ticket.

[demwing]

69. drunken rant is a drunken rant

Everyone has an ego, it just displays in different ways when your'e plastered.

Not directed at you, or anyone specific, but reading these posts you'd think some posters have never acted like an ass while blasted. if that's true, congrats to them--they're better people than I am.

[Beaverhausen]

82. I bet we've all said something equally stupid

The difference is, what we say doesn't go out as a news story.

[Dawgs]

80. Uh, one, what she did was illegal. Two, her husband was driving drunk.

Three, saying 'we've all done it so don't criticize' is pathetic.

You don't her. She's just a movie star. Quit making excuses for her.

[demwing]

86. She's just a movie star

and if a mechanic or a dog catcher did the same things, not one of the posters in this thread would care.

Celebrity dawg pile is a chicken shit game.

[uponit7771]

87. dog catcher = national media figure?! tia

[Arkana]

55. Response: "Of course I know--you're the woman breaking the law

that I just pulled over."

[lunatica]

57. This is only a story because it was her

Had it been anyone else the story would be non-existent. Anyone who has never gotten pissed at a cop is probably scared to death of authority. Huffingtonpost is a bottom feeder.

[bluedigger]

58. Grantland covered it nicely this morning.

"Ah, come on, Reese. What are you apologizing for? This is America, and you're American, and so this is your ground, and you can stand on it or jump on it or kick it or whatever, and also you won an Oscar once and also local police are soooo corrupt and also where is that goddamn Chick-fil-A? I swear there used to be a 24-hour one on Peachtree St … ah, forget it. I have some Cheez-Its in the hotel room; let's just stop at the gas station for some Mountain Dew."

http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/74872/reese-witherspoon-apologizes-for-being-a-drunken-imprisoned-badass

[cbdo2007]

59. In apology she says, "was a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband." - playing victim??

Hahahahaahaha

Wow, she should have just apologized rather than saying it was a scary situation and she was frightened for her husband. Seemed pretty routine for a DUI arrest.

It was frightening and scary for everyone else on the road that night when he was swerving in and out of traffic!!

[Tom Rinaldo]

62. They are not mutually exclusive and don't have to be equivalent for both to be true

She was drunk. Among other things that means impaired judgement. I have no reason not to believe her when she says she was frightened for her husband. And the other people on that road had a far more compelling reason to be frightened also.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

60. Honestly, she's the last person in Hollywood I thought would get busted for anything

I've heard stories she's not the nicest person in the world, but very, very protective of her image.

[H2O Man]

63. Jeepers.

And she appeared so wholesome and nice on the big screen.

[closeupready]

64. I guess she's 'got the power!'

K&R (to make herself look like a spoiled brat.)

[WI_DEM]

66. "Oh, weren't you once a star? What happened to you, dear?"

[demwing]

70. Sh still is a star

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/?ref_=sr_1

3 movies wrapped this year...

What happened is she acted like one of us, and that's fucking unforgivable!

[Marr]

96. "One of us"?

I don't do things like that. Never have. I'm honestly not an asshole, but even if I were, I wouldn't see the problem in calling asshole behavior what it is.

[demwing]

97. No use arguing it

You believe A, I believe B.

Enjoy.

[bigwillq]

73. Ugh, what a brat (nt)

[Catherine Vincent]

75. People say stupid things when they are drunk

But we all know when you're drunk the real you come out.

[noiretextatique]

77. the story says she was driving, but the husband was charged with a DUI

and she wasn't charged with one. that's stranger that her alleged response

[El Fuego]

79. Priceless! I'm indulging in some schadenfreude.

[LittleBlue]

83. Average actress

Sounds like she get bitchy when she doesn't get her way.

No sympathy for drunk drivers.

[KamaAina]

85. Jay Leno's love child?

How else do you explain that chin?

[demwing]

99. Not the way Lennon told it

No mention of the "Do you know who I am?" bit...

PLAYBOY: "That must have been the time the papers came out with reports about Lennon running around town with a Tampax on his head."

LENNON: "The stories were all so exaggerated, but... We were all in a restaurant, drinking, not eating, as usual at those gatherings, and I happened to go take a pee and there was a brand-new fresh Kotex, not Tampax, on the toilet. You know the old trick where you put a penny on your forehead and it sticks? I was a little high and I just picked it up and slapped it on and it stayed, you see. I walked out of the bathroom and I had a Kotex on my head. Big deal. Everybody went 'Ha-ha-ha' and it fell off, but the press blew it up."

http://www.whale.to/b/lennon1.html


So where didya get your story?