'Django' Actress Daniele Watts Accuses Cops Of Racism For Detaining Her
Daniele Watts was kept back and handcuffed on Sunday, confirms the Los Angeles police. The " Django Unchained" actress, who played Coco in the Oscar-winning 2012 film, was detained after the cops got a call from a 911 complainant that a couple had been caught exposing themselves "indecently" in a car.
On Thursday, Watts, who stars as Martin Lawrence's daughter on FX's Partners, posted her account on Facebook, confirming that she had not done anything "wrong". She said that she was handcuffed and taken in by the police officers from the Studio City Police Department after she refused to show her identity card. She said that she had not done anything indecent, by showing affection publicly. Her wrist was cut whey they handcuffed her, she exclaimed.
Watts' husband also posted his comments on Facebook, in which he explained that Daniele was on her phone with the father, so he answered the cops' questions. He wrote that whoever accosted them, including the officers, saw a "tatted RAWKer white boy and a hot bootie shorted black girl and thought we were a HO (prostitute) & a TRICK (client)."
Watts says that she was only involved in a kiss with her husband, Brian James Lucas, when the police came for them. They asked for her identity. Lucas handed over his ID to the cops, but Watts refused, asserting that she had not done anything indecent. She was taken in by the police later. Lucas confirms on Facebook that the police thought she was a prostitute.
In an interview, Watts was firm that she had done nothing wrong. "It's my right and my pleasure to enjoy myself... I don't feel like I should be ashamed about it." She confirmed that she was "humbled by the experience" of having to expose her story, according to the Daily Mail.
In a footage obtained by TMZ, Watts accused the cops of racialism. To which, Sergeant Parker replied: "Thanks for bringing up the race card. We never hear that!" adding: "Keep yelling, it really helps!"
The Los Angeles police put out a statement, that a 911 operator had received a call, and were told that a man and woman were in a silver Mercedes with the car door open, exposing themselves indecently. "Upon further investigation, it was determined that no crime had been committed," the statement reads.
"Ms. Watts and her companion were subsequently released." The department confirms that there had been an internal complaint, and a probe has been launched to look into it.