Actress Daniele Watts, who appeared in "Django Unchained," was briefly detained by Los Angeles police after they received a complaint that two people were "involved in indecent exposure" in a silver Mercedes.
The Associated Press reported police saying Watts was detained until they determined no crime was committed.
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Watts complained that she was handcuffed and put in the back of a squad car after a public display of affection with a companion.
Watts told KCBS-TV that she and Brian Lucas were embracing in the car on Thursday.
Lucas said that he felt the officer mistook Watts as a prostitute "because he was asking me questions like, `Who is she? How do you know her? Are you together?"
Watts said she walked away and another officer put her in handcuffs and into the back of a patrol car. She was let go after police identified her.
Police say an internal investigation has been launched.
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