No matter who you are, don’t pull the “Do you know who I am?” routine with cops. Always backfires. Even for Reese Witherspoon.
The Oscar winner and her agent husband Jim Toth were both arrested early Friday in Atlanta, reports Variety — he charged with DUI, and she with disorderly conduct, after she allegedly quarreled with the officer who pulled them over. Variety cites a police report saying that while Toth was undergoing a sobriety test, the actress hung out the car window and told the officer she doubted he was really a policeman. While her husband was submitting to arrest, Witherspoon refused orders to stay in the car and asked the officer, “Do you know my name?”; he said no, and she countered with, “You’re about to find out who I am.” Sigh. No. Never do this!
The couple, in Atlanta for a movie shoot, were briefly held before being released on bond. Wed two years ago, they have an infant son together.
