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'Django Unchained' actress accuses police of 'accosting' her for kissing husband

US actress Daniele Watts - best known for her role in the film Django Unchained - has accused pol...
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17.19 14 Sep 2014


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'Django Unchained' actress accuses police of 'accosting' her for kissing husband

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17.19 14 Sep 2014


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US actress Daniele Watts - best known for her role in the film Django Unchained - has accused police in Los Angeles of 'accosting' her after she was apparently mistaken for a prostitute.

Two officers approached her after she kissed her husband in public.

She says she was then handcuffed after refusing to produce ID and put into a police car, but was released shortly afterwards.

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In a Facebook post, the actress explains "I was handcuffed and detained by 2 police officers from the Studio City Police Department after refusing to agree that I had done something wrong by showing affection, fully clothed, in a public place."

She goes on to state "I deeply enjoyed connecting with the cops who detained me. I allowed myself to be honest about my anger, frustration, and rage as tears flowed from my eyes. The tears I cry for a country that calls itself 'the land of the free and the home of the brave' and yet detains people for claiming that very right."

Her husband Brian James Lucas has also spoken out about the incident on Facebook.

As well as her appearance in Django Unchained as character Coco, Mrs Watts has appeared in a number of short films and independent feature films, alongside roles in TV shows Weeds and Partners


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