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  • ‘Django Unchained’ Actress Daniele Watts Handcuffed After 911 Call About ‘Public Sexual Act’

    “Django Unchained” actress Daniele Watts is accusing police of racism after she was handcuffed last week when she refused to show her ID to Los Angeles police.

    The African-American actress and her white boyfriend were livid when police questioned them in what they said was only a public display of affection in their car.

    “I believe in America and what it stands for,” Watts said Monday in an interview on CNN’s New Day.

    According to a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to a 911 call, which claimed “a male white and female black were involved in a sexual act inside a Mercedes” outside the gate of CBS Studio Center on Thursday.

    “There was an indication on the radio call that a male white and female black were involved in a sexual act inside a Mercedes with the vehicle door open,” Officer Sally Madera said. “Two people were briefly detained, but it was revealed no crime had been committed.”

    The officer had the right to request identification if he suspected illegal behavior, legal experts told CNN. However TMZ published part of the audio encounter with police, and it’s apparent that Watts did not believe they had the right to ask for her ID.

    “Somebody called, which gives me the right to be here,” the unidentified Los Angeles police officer says to Watts in the audio recording. “So It gives me the right to identify you by law.”

    “Do you know how many times the cops have been called just for being black?” she responded.

    “Who brought up the race card?” the officer asked.

    “I’m bringing it up because I have every right to be here,” Watts answered.

    The actress responded to the officers second request for ID with, “You can take me down to the court office, and I can make a scene about it. And you know what? I have a publicist, and I work as an actor in this studio.”

    The officer, who is well-acqainted with similar responses since he patrols a neighborhood with many A-list celebrities that include George Clooney and Miley Cyrus, didn’t waver. “I’m mildly interested you have a publicist, but I’m going to get your ID,” he insisted.

    “No, I’m going to say no, and if you’d like my ID you can say that I’m resisting arrest,” she said.

    “There’s no resisting, you’re just interfering,” he said. “I have probable cause; we received a radio call.”

    Post by Cheffy BeLive.

    Watts then made a call to her father, comedian Martin Lawrence.

    “I can’t make out with my boyfriend in front of my f–king studio?” she screams to her father. “I don’t have to give him my ID because it’s my right to sit on the f–king street corner and make out with my boyfriend. That’s my right.”

    “Keep yelling, it really helps,” the officer then said.

    Watts was eventually handcuffed and placed in a patrol car until her boyfriend, Brian James Lucas, better known as celebrity chef Cheffy Be*Live, gave the officer her ID.

    Lucas posted on Facebook following the incident, eluding that it was a racist encounter.

    Post by BeLive Brian.

  • Shamicka and Martin Lawrence File for Divorce

    Shamicka Lawrence, 36, and comedic actor Martin Lawrence, 47, are calling it quits after almost two years of wedded bliss. The couple recently filed for divorce, though this should really come as no surprise to anyone who stays up-to-date with the day-to-day antics of the “Bad Boys” star. According to reports, Martin has previously stated that the pair planned to end their 24 month marriage, so the fact that paperwork has been officially filed isn’t that shocking.

    “Out of love and respect for one another, we will continue to remain friends and raise our two beautiful daughters together,” the pair said in a joint statement.

    The couple, who had been together for 15 years before tying the knot back in 2010, have two children together. The duo is currently pursuing joint custody of their daughters, Iyanna, 11, and Amara, 9. The Lawrences apparently signed a pre-nup before making their marriage official, which means that Shamicka won’t end up with 50% of the property they obtained during their short-lived union. Unless, of course, that’s what they agreed to.

    This isn’t the first time Martin has had to sign off on divorce papers. His marriage to Patricia Southall, with whom he has a daughter, ended in 1997. The actor was also engaged to “Saved by the Bell” actress Lark Vorhees back in the early 90’s.