Oliver Stone Gets Stung - E! online

By Marcus Errico
Tue May 31, 3:42 PM ET

Just when we thought things couldn't get much worse for Oliver Stone after Alexander stunk up the box office last fall comes this: The three-time Oscar winner is facing drug-possession and drunken-driving charges stemming from a weekend traffic stop.

Beverly Hills cops pulled over the 58-year-old movie maker's Mercedes around 11:30 p.m. at a checkpoint on Sunset Boulevard. The checkpoint was part of a statewide crackdown set up for Memorial Day weekend.

"During the course of the contact, Mr. Stone exhibited symptoms of possible alcohol intoxication," the Beverly Hills PD said in a statement. "As the result of additional investigation, Mr. Stone was arrested for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and possession of a controlled substance."

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