Django Unchained actor Daniele Watts was handcuffed during an encounter with police in September. She said she was harassed by police for kissing her white boyfriend, but witnesses told police the couple was having sex in a car.
Watts and her 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.
A representative for the couple told BuzzFeed News on Tuesday they had no comment.
Watts and Lucas were stopped by officers outside the CBS production facility in Studio City on Sept. 11 after a caller reported the couple were having sex in a car. Watts said they were fully clothed and only making out.
An officer investigating the report of lewd conduct asked the couple to show ID. Lucas complied, and Watts refused and walked away. Other officers detained her down the street, and she was put into handcuffs.
In audio from the stop, Watts can be heard suggesting she is being stopped because of her race. She also threatens to call her publicist.
The incident sparked conversation about when a person stopped by police must show ID. California law does not allow a person to be arrested simply for not showing ID during a police stop, unless they are driving. Watts wrote an opinion piece for the L.A. Times, calling the officers' actions a violation of her civil rights and an abuse of power.
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