Queen Latifah Arrested in Alleged DUI
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress-rapper Queen Latifah was arrested early Wednesday for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, a California Highway Patrol official said.
The 32-year-old hip-hop star was driving in North Hollywood when she was stopped about 3:15 a.m. for making an unsafe lane change, officer Alex Delgadillo said.
"Once she has made contact, they found that she was under the influence," he said. "It was a routine arrest."
The artist, who was driving a 2003 Cadillac Escalade, presented a valid New Jersey driver's license bearing her given name, Dana Owens, and then failed a sobriety test, Delgadillo said.
Latifah had a supporting role in this year's romantic comedy "Brown Sugar," and is one of the stars of the upcoming movie "Chicago."
She won a Grammy Award for best rap solo performance for the single "U.N.I.T.Y."