Two weeks after the arrest, Reese gave her first interview about the arrest on Good Morning America.
She insisted at the time: “It’s just completely unacceptable and we are so sorry and embarrassed. We made a mistake and it was something that will absolutely never happen again.
“We thought we were fine to drive and we absolutely were not. We know better and we shouldn’t have done that.”
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Reese pictured after her arrest in 2013
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Reflecting on Reese’s Good Morning America appearance on the I Weigh podcast, presenter Jameela Jamil said: “You apologised and shamed yourself in a way that was so fucking refreshing to me. I loved your apology.”
“But I did something really stupid,” Reese interjected. “It was so embarrassing and dumb. But you know what, turns out I breathe air. I bleed the same way. I make dumb decisions. I make great decisions. I’m just a human being.”
The Oscar-winning star continued: “I was always really feisty, my mum called me feisty. Sometimes it was well-directed and sometimes it was not.”
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Reese at an Oscars party earlier this year
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Following her arrest, Reese’s lawyer pleaded no contest to the charges, and she was required to pay a total fine of $313 (£250), which included court costs.
After being found guilty of his DUI, Jim Toth was required to perform 40 hours of community service, in addition to a $600 (£479) fine and mandatory alcohol awareness classes.
In recent years, Reese has made the jump into TV acting, co-producing and starring in Big Little Lies as well as last year’s Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.
Unlikely Celeb Arrests
Barbara Knox(01 of12)
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‘Corrie’ legend Babs found herself on the wrong side of the law when she was arrested for drink driving last year. The actress - who plays Rita Tanner in the soap - initially plead ‘not guilty’ but eventually admitted her guilt and was subsequently banned from driving for a year, as well as being fined £4,750 in costs. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
Reese Witherspoon(02 of12)
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Hollywood star Reese and her husband Jim Toth were pulled over by cops when their car was seen weaving across the road. When Jim was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, she was arrested for disorderly contest for ignoring officers’’ instructions to remain in the vehicle before uttering the immortal words, “don’t you know who I am?”. Reese later issued a public apology saying she was “deeply embarrassed” about the things she said. (credit:Victor Chavez via Getty Images)
Martha Stewart(03 of12)
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The cookery and lifestyle guru was arrested for diddling her taxes in 2003, and while she denied any wrongdoing, she was sentenced to jail time when the case went to court. She ended up serving five months of a prison sentence, five months of house arrest, and a full two years of probation. (credit:TIMOTHY A. CLARY via Getty Images)
George Michael(04 of12)
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The singer was famously arrested in 1998 for performing a “lewd act” in public toilet in a Beverly Hills park after he was caught by an undercover police officer. His arrest sparked questions about his sexuality, and he later came out as gay and parodied the incident in his video for ‘Outside’. (credit:Andrew Shawaf via Getty Images)
Melanie Sykes(05 of12)
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Police were called to the house of daytime TV favourite Mel when neighbours reported a there had been a dispute between her and then-husband Jack Cockings. After spending the night in custody, Mel was given a caution for common assault and released without charge. (credit:Ian West/PA Archive)
David Cassidy(06 of12)
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The former teen pin-up was arrested for driving under the influence for the third time in 2014, which resulted in him being banned from driving for nine months after given a $900 fine when the case went to court. (credit:Graylock/ABACA USA)
Dustin Diamond(07 of12)
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Former ‘Saved By The Bell’ star Dustin (aka Screech) was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in a bar in Port Washington, Wisconsin last December. He was later sentenced to four months in jail. (credit:Jeffrey Phelps via Getty Images)
George Clooney(08 of12)
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The former ‘ER’ actor was trying to do some good a protest at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington in 2012, but found himself cuffed and taken away in the back of a US Secret Service van after ignoring verbal warnings not to cross a police line. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Kayne West (09 of12)
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The rapper was arrested at a Newcastle nightclub in 2008 on suspicion of assault, following a bust up with a photographer outside. He was later released without charge and called for tougher anti-pap laws. (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Cheryl Tweedy(10 of12)
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She may now be the nation’s sweetheart, but it was a different story back in 2003, when Cheryl Tweedy (now known as Fernandez-Versini, previously Cole) was arrested for assault and racially aggravated assault, after punching a toilet attendance in a nightclub. After the case went to trial, she was found guilty of causing actual bodily harm but cleared of the racially aggravated assault charge, and ordered to serve 120 hours community service and pay £3500 in compensation and charges. (credit:Ian West/PA Archive)
Beth Ditto(11 of12)
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The Gossip singer found herself in trouble after allegedly kicking a barman in the groin during St Patrick’s Day celebrations in 2009. She was arrested after being found drunk and screaming in the street. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Hugh Grant(12 of12)
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Hugh was charged for indecent conduct with a prostitute in a public place in 1995, when coppers observed him conducting a “lewd act” with a sex worker in his car. When the case went to court, he pleaded no contest and was fined $1,180, and placed on two years' summary probation. (credit:Getty Images via Getty Images)