Dec 30, 2005 8:53 pm US/Pacific
'Lost' Actresses Arraigned
HONOLULU (CBS) ―
"Lost" stars Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros were arraigned on charges of drunken driving Thursday, nearly a month after the actresses in the hit castaway drama series were arrested in separate cars.
Watros, 37, who plays Libby on ABC's hit castaway drama, planned to return to court Jan. 12 to plead guilty, according to her attorney, Lanson Kupau.
"She made a mistake. She's very remorseful and she wants to take responsibility for her actions," Kupau said in an interview. "She realizes, understands and appreciates the seriousness of the charges."
Neither actress attended the court hearing.
Watros has been a familiar face on television and in the movies for over a decade, and previous to "Lost" was best known for TV roles on "The Drew Carey Show," "Titus," and "The Guiding Light," for which she won an Emmy.
Rodriguez, whose breakthrough role was in 2000 in the boxing movie "Girlfight," has appeared in or done voices for numerous action films including "The Fast and the "Furious" and "S.W.A.T.", and stars in "The Breed," a horror movie set to hit the theaters in 2006.
A March 30 trial was set for Rodriguez, who plays police officer Ana Lucia on "Lost," which is filmed in Hawaii. Her attorney, Steve Barta, declined to comment.
The actresses were driving separate cars when they were arrested Dec. 1 within 15 minutes of each other. Police say their vehicles had been spotted weaving in Kailua, on the island of Oahu.
Police say both failed field sobriety tests and were released on $500 bail.
Rodriguez pleaded no contest in Los Angeles to three traffic violations in 2004, including drunken driving. She completed a three-month alcohol program and is serving a three-year probation term.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles plan to ask a court for a probation violation hearing.
Rodriguez, 27, was also cited for speeding in Hawaii three times this year.
(© 2005 CBS Worldwide Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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