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Reese Witherspoon: America's sweetheart or just another spoiled celebrity?
Fox News ^ | 04/22/2013 | By Hollie McKay

Posted on 04/22/2013 12:57:42 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

LOS ANGELES – A Louisiana-born beauty with blond locks and a heart-shaped face, Reese Witherspoon, 37, has been considered an all-American sweetheart for years, winning over audiences with her performances in movies from "The Man in the Moon" to "Legally Blonde" to "Walk the Line." But given her arrest for disorderly conduct on Friday -- and how she treated a cop just trying to do his job -- has the Oscar-winner plunged off her pedastal?

Witherspoon was handcuffed and taken to the local police station after cops spotted her and her agent-husband Jim Toth's silver Ford Fusion weaving in and out of lanes. As Toth was given a Breathalyzer test and subsequently arrested for DUI -- reportedly blowing a .139 -- Witherspoon allegedly went on a rude rampage that involved pulling the celebrity card.

"Do you know my name?" she is said to have told authorities. "You're about to find out who I am... You are going to be on national news."

True. But what she failed to realize is that she would be, too, as she was arrested of disorderly conduct.

"Reese Witherspoon’s arrest is a blight on her brand and something which will have an impact on her career. While she may not face serious criminal charges, in the court of public opinion, the actress who was known as America’s sweetheart can face serious backlash from fans," crisis management expert and CEO of 5WPR, Ronn Torossian, told FOX411's Pop Tarts column. "DUI is an ugly crime. And pulling the Hollywood card is something which will haunt her along with the rest, because it smacks of arrogance and disrespect."

The big problem is Witherspoon has herself publicly claimed the good girl mantle in the past.

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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers


(i'm easy)

41 posted on 04/22/2013 3:03:57 PM PDT by tomkat
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Did you say screw her? Not with your ——(I can’t finish my answer here)


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