Django actress Daniele Watts charged with lewd conduct

'Django Unchained' actress Daniele Watts and her boyfriend Brian James Lucas have each been charged with lewd conduct after being detained by Los Angeles police officers in the Studio City neighborhood last month. Watts claimed she was a victim of racial profiling after being found in a parked car 'kissing' her white boyfriend but witnesses said the pair were having sex. 28-year-old Watts and her celebrity chef boyfriend, Brian Lucas, were each charged with a misdemeanor count of lewd conduct in a public place, according to the L.A. city attorney’s office. If found guilty, the maximum sentence is 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The couple released a statement that they were “appalled and disturbed” by the charges and noted that the officer who initially responded remains under investigation.

If a passionate public embrace while displaying no nudity is grounds for having charges filed against you, then we’d expect that everyone who engages in an extended public display of affection with their loved one will be targeted as well.

Statement by the couple

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