Now, something completely unrelated to the heavy news of recent days:
"I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said," actress Reese Witherspoon says in a and other news outlets about her arrest Friday in Atlanta.
As , police say Witherspoon's husband, James Toth, was behind the wheel in the early hours of Friday when his vehicle weaved over a double line. While an officer was having Toth take a field sobriety test, police say, Witherspoon got out of the vehicle. Authorities say she was told to get back in the car, but emerged from it again a short time later.
According to the police report, , Witherspoon at one point asked the officer, "Do you know my name?" When he responded that he did not, she allegedly told him, "You're about to find out who I am."
Both Toth and Witherspoon wound up under arrest. He faces a charge of driving under the influence. She's accused of disorderly conduct. They were released after a few hours and are due in court later today ( 12:40 p.m. ET: See update below.)
The officer's report ends with this:
"I took Mrs. Witherspoon out of the right side and placed Mr. Toth in the right side of the rear of my patrol car. As I put Mrs. Witherspoon in the left side rear of my patrol car, she told me her name.
"Mrs. Witherspoon also stated, 'You are going to be on national news.' I advised Mrs. Witherspoon that was fine."
In her statement of apology, Witherspoon adds that "I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I'm very sorry for my behavior."
Her movie credits include lead roles in Sweet Home Alabama and Legally Blonde.
Update at 12:40 p.m. ET. Case Continued:
Witherspoon did not appear in court today. "Her attorney, Steve Weiner, made no statements and the case was continued until May 22," .
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