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‘Django Unchained’ Actress Sentenced to Community Service After Judge Calls Her Apology to LAPD ‘Insincere’

When an actress and her boyfriend pleaded no contest to charges stemming from an arrest last fall, there was a catch: They had to apologize to the Los Angeles police officers they accused of mistreating the actress because of her race.

Three months later, Daniele Watts — best known for her appearance in “Django Unchained” — and chef Brian James Lucas presented the judge with an apology letter that raised eyebrows. Watts said the sergeant involved in the encounter provoked her, describing him as sarcastic and dismissive. She signed her name with a heart, but didn’t offer a direct apology.

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