Michelle Rodriguez Going to Jail for DUI

James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Annoying “Lost” hottie Michelle Rodriguez is going to jail, albeit briefly, for driving under the influence.

“Lost” star Michelle Rodriguez has surrendered to begin a five-day jail sentence for drunken driving. Rodriguez, who portrays police officer Ana Lucia, opted for jail time and a $500 fine rather than 240 hours of community service.
“I kind of have to get back to my life, go back to making some money,” Rodriguez said outside the courtroom after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. “It kind of gave me a hard hit. … I’m human.”

The 27-year-old Rodriguez and cast member Cynthia Watros were both charged with drunken driving after they were pulled over Dec. 1 in separate cars within 15 minutes of each other. On Tuesday, the judge gave Rodriguez the option of jail time or community service. Carrying three books and dressed casually in a tank top and sweats, she surrendered to authorities at the Kaneohe District Court later in the day.

Choosing jail over community service was a “personal choice,” said her attorney, Steve Barta. “I would suspect that because she has a hard time even going out for a meal without being intruded upon for an autograph or photograph, it’s really difficult for her to do community service,” he said.

Watros, who plays Libby on the ABC castaway drama, pleaded guilty to drunken driving in January and was fined $312, ordered to undergo an alcohol assessment and 14 hours of counseling. She also had her license suspended for 90 days.

Both Rodriguez and Watros were spotted weaving on a road in Kailua, on the island of Oahu, where “Lost” is filmed. Both failed field sobriety tests. Rodriguez recorded a blood-alcohol level of 0.145 percent, nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08. Watros had a blood-alcohol level of 0.10. Soon after, Rodriguez spent two weeks in a rehab clinic, her lawyer said. “She did recognize there was an issue to be dealt with. She, on her own, took care of it,” he said. In 2004, Rodriguez pleaded no contest in Los Angeles to three traffic violations, including drunken driving. She completed a three-month alcohol program and is serving a three-year probation term.

ABC spokesman Jeff Fordis said there would be no disruptions for “Lost.” The season finale is being filmed this week and production is scheduled to be completed by May 5.

Well, at least it won’t affect her television career! And how sad is it when jail is preferable to community service as a punishment? Perhaps they should throw her into a pit and have her beaten by other prisoners? Or lock her in a hatch and have some crazy Iraqi torture her?

Not surprisingly, this story has captured the attention of the Gossip Blogs.

Egotastic’s Phil says her decision to go to jail proves she’s “hard.” Then again, “Of course, with prison comes the image of lonelywomen, locked up behind bars, and the mind wonders… Those showers can be a dangerous place.” He provides several interesting photos of Rodriguez, of which the one below with her cell phone is representative. He also links to some interesting photos of her in a bikini from his archives wherein she is “hot but scary.” In the one I borrow below in the spirit of fair use, she is pouring water on Evangeline Lilly, similarly bikinied.

The Superficial agrees, “It makes sense she would choose jail over community service since she always looks like she just got ouf of prison anyway. You can’t look the way she looks and not enjoy the lesbian prison sex. Science won’t allow it.”

Todd of IDontLikeYouinThatWay wishes to disabuse readers of prison sex fantasies, however.

[I]f any of you guys have already pulled your pants down with fantasies of a 6 foot tall redhead with D-cups in a cutoff prison shirt and high heels, staring approvingly as other inmates strip and oil up the new meat for their “initiation,” please remember that Rodriguez might be the sexiest thing in there. And if that sounded like a compliment, maybe I wrote it wrong.

He also has some Rodriguez photos, none of which are steal-worthy.

Mac Stansbury quips, “I can kind of respect a person for choosing to get it over quick, in jail, rather than have to spend what would amount to a month in Hawaii. Nobody deserves that kind cruel and unusual punishment.” He also links to video footage from Rodriguez’ arrest.

Miu von Furstenberg is being silent about lesbian prison sex in honor of, oddly enough, lesbians.

Michelle Rodriguez Going to Jail for DUI

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