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Tony Parker, Eva Longoria Stopped by Police |
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Spurs star Tony Parker was cited for impeding traffic and failing to produce a valid Texas driver's license during a traffic stop in which "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria was his passenger reports AP.
According to the Police report, the incident happened about 12:45 a.m. Saturday. A bicycle officer reportedly slammed his hand on the hood of Tony's luxury car after indicating that it was impeding traffic.
Parker, questioned why the officer touched the car, and the couple "began screaming in a verbally abusive and demeaning manner," police said.
Police say Parker then began to drive away, almost hitting a man standing nearby. After being told to stop and get out of the car, Parker showed police a French driver's license, police said.
The officer who wrote the citations said Parker complained: "This is all the cops do, just mess with people," and that Longoria shouted from the car: "He's just a Mexican bike cop. He only wants your autograph."
The couple deny the allegations and Longoria called the police report "highly inaccurate."
"It's a shame that one officer conducted himself in such an inappropriate and disorderly manner. I never made any sort of racial slurs, let alone made any comments about the officer being Mexican, as a Mexican myself," Longoria said through her publicist.
"I believe the couple will be pressing charges in conjunction with this incident. They are intent on setting the record straight. Both Tony and Eva are law-abiding and respectful citizens of the community," said Longoria's publicist, Liza Anderson.
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