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THE MORGUECASE CLOSEDJuly 29, 2026
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Reese Witherspoon's ‘Do you know my name?’ arrest

When her husband was pulled over for drunk driving in Atlanta in 2013, this America's-sweetheart Oscar winner got out of the car and asked the officer: “Do you know my name?” — talking her way into her own arrest.

The full story

Reese Witherspoon was arrested for disorderly conduct in Atlanta in 2013 after interfering with her husband Jim Toth's DUI stop, famously asking the officer 'Do you know my name?' She apologized publicly, paid a small fine, and the dashcam clip became a pop-culture legend.

The clues we handed out

— She was charged with disorderly conduct; she apologized on Good Morning America and called it 'one of the most embarrassing things.'

— Her Oscar came from playing June Carter Cash.

— She played a Harvard-bound sorority president in a very pink movie.

— Her media company, Hello Sunshine, sold for a reported $900 million.

— Initials: R.W.

How this case played

ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 4. Three strikes to name Reese Witherspoon, with a free clue unlocked after every miss.

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npr.org

abcnews.com

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