Reese Witherspoon and Agent Husband Arrested in DUI Incident

**JerriBlank** · April 22nd, 2013, 02:26 AM

she just released a statement:

"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. It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that was no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I am very sorry for my behavior."

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**Gilmourgirl** · April 22nd, 2013, 02:30 AM

This sounds like a typical scene from "Justified".

**Voodoo Child** · April 22nd, 2013, 04:27 AM

Nawww how sweet. She was scared for her husband around the cops. Crawl back into your bubble brain bitch, you should of been worried he might of killed someone drink driving. Be thankful the cops pulled him over. Geez her statement has pinged me off more than her drunk behavior.

**Lalique** · April 22nd, 2013, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by Voodoo Child

Nawww how sweet. She was scared for her husband around the cops. Crawl back into your bubble brain bitch, you should of been worried he might of killed someone drink driving. Be thankful the cops pulled him over. Geez her statement has pinged me off more than her drunk behavior.

Yeah, no shit. And she wasn't scared, she was pissed that the cops dared to arrest her husband and get sassy with her.

**Mel1973** · April 22nd, 2013, 05:44 AM

So, Little Miss Type A Bossy Bitch got her ass handed to her... tsktsk.

"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. It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that was no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I am very sorry for my behavior."

I will have to disagree with others regarding her statement. The statement is "just right". People don't like when celebs don't own up to their shit, we don't like it when they blame the cops, and pull that "do you know who I am" bullshit. She's admitting to her bullshit and that WILL go a long way, and don't think Laura Jeanne doesn't know that!

**Janet296** · April 22nd, 2013, 06:43 AM

Laura Jean Poon was right. He did make national news. This police officer must have had a good laugh with all his co-workers about this. I know I would have been.

**ikmccall** · April 22nd, 2013, 07:06 AM

She was scared for her husband? A wealthy white man in Atlanta? Puh-leeze

**Sasha** · April 22nd, 2013, 07:14 AM

Laura Jeanne was raised in a barn!

**Geest** · April 22nd, 2013, 07:18 AM

She knows how to do damage control! I love the first part (I did it and I was stupid), think the part with "It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband," is BS and would only convince grannies and gullible fans, the closing part (respect police etc) is the expected thing to say in the US. Well done Ms Poon.

**Bluebonnet** · April 22nd, 2013, 09:48 AM

This whole story reads like a scene from Sweet Home Alabama:

After seeing her birth name, I cannot get Ted Nugent's "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" out of my head now.

**gas_chick** · April 22nd, 2013, 10:12 AM

She was drunk as a skunk and ready to rumble. Hilarious!

**BoogsBun** · April 22nd, 2013, 10:15 AM

What a glorious end, to an extremely shitty week. I had the news on this morning and I laughed my ass off. They were giving the updates about the marathon bomber, then updates about the fertilizer explosion in Texas, then BAM..Reese Witherspoon arrested, then back to serious shit.

**Shiver** · April 22nd, 2013, 10:37 AM

This cracks me up. She puts on a show of being such the perfect sweetheart that it's nice to see the bitchy Reese on full public display.

I don't have any issue with her public statement. It's really the only appropriate thing she should say. She acted horribly and the only real response is to acknowledge it, take responsibility and apologize. It's way better than Lohan's usual "it's the black guy's fault" or a publicist spin of "oh, i took some cold medicine" excuse BS.

**Trixie** · April 22nd, 2013, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by Mel1973

So, Little Miss Type A Bossy Bitch got her ass handed to her... tsktsk.

"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. It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that was no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I am very sorry for my behavior."

I will have to disagree with others regarding her statement. The statement is "just right". People don't like when celebs don't own up to their shit, we don't like it when they blame the cops, and pull that "do you know who I am" bullshit. She's admitting to her bullshit and that WILL go a long way, and don't think Laura Jeanne doesn't know that!

Originally Posted by Geest

She knows how to do damage control! I love the first part (I did it and I was stupid), think the part with "It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband," is BS and would only convince grannies and gullible fans, the closing part (respect police etc) is the expected thing to say in the US. Well done Ms Poon.

ITA with you both, also agree that the "frightened" part is bullshit, frightened that they fucked up and were busted, sure.

Not that I'm buying what she's selling, of course.