'Django' Actress Daniele Watts Mistaken for a Prostitute By LAPD
Daniele Watts, known for her roles in Django and the FX show "Partners," shared a heartbreaking story of her experience with the police on Facebook that has caught national attention. Watts, whose boyfriend chef Brian James Lucas is white, was seen kissing her boyfriend in Studio City when she was later approached by two police officers. The officers, who assumed she was a prostitute placed the actress in handcuffs and detained her on the sidewalk without giving her a reason why. Watts broke down the experience Thursday via Facebook. "Today 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 said. "When the officer arrived, I was standing on the sidewalk by a tree. I was talking to my father on my cell phone. I knew that I had done nothing wrong, that I wasn't harming anyone, so I walked away. A few minut...