Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone has been arrested for drug possession and driving while intoxicated.
Oscar-winning film director Oliver Stone was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) and possession of a controlled substance.
Stone, 58, was arrested at a police checkpoint on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles after showing signs of alcohol intoxication, police Sergeant John Edmundson said.
A search of Stone's Mercedes turned up drugs, Edmundson said. Police authorities did not disclose the type of found substance.
Stone was released after posting $15,000 bail.
In 1999, the Oliver Stone pleaded guilty to drug possession and no contest to driving under the influence and was ordered into a rehabilitation program, reports Associated Press.
Oliver Stone's films include recent "Alexander," "JFK" and "Natural Born Killers." He won Academy Awards as the Best Director in 1989 for "Born on the Fourth of July" and in 1986 for "Platoon," which also won the Oscar for best picture.
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