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Actress Jaime Pressly charged with drunken driving

Tue Feb 1, 2011 3:30 PM EST
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Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2006, file photo, actress Jaime Pressly poses for photographers as she arrives at the post-Emmy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Santa Monica police say Pressly was arrested, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

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SANTA MONICA — Prosecutors in California have charged Jaime Pressly with misdemeanor drunken driving.

The 33-year-old "My Name is Earl" co-star was arrested Jan. 5 after Santa Monica police say she was stopped for a traffic violation. She was released after posting $15,000 bail.

Deputy City Attorney Melanie Skehar says Pressly was charged Tuesday morning with driving under the influence and having a blood alcohol content of .20 or higher.

An e-mail message for Pressly's publicist was not immediately returned.

The charges were first reported Tuesday by celebrity website TMZ.

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Shugga-Shugga

She should be made to spend one year behind bars, lose her license and car, and go to rehab. No sympathy for these Hollywood drunks and junkies any longer. Make them all pay their dues like everyone else that get pulled over on a DUI charge.

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Reply#1 - Tue Feb 1, 2011 3:52 PM EST
steven-791492

Next time hire a driver.

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Reply#2 - Fri Feb 4, 2011 6:20 PM EST
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