Singer Faith Evans was arrested in California last night (August 21) after being found intoxicated at a drunk-driving checkpoint.
Evans, 37, was stopped near Marina Del Ray. Although her blood alcohol level has not been released, authorities took her into custody on “suspicion” of being inebriated. Evans posted bail within four hours of the arrest.
The negative publicity precedes Faith’s preparations for Something About Faith, her first studio album since 2005’s First Lady (Capitol). The project is also her first as an independent artist and features a loaded list of guests in Raekwon, Redman, Snoop Dogg, Mary Mary, Kelly Price, Keyshia Cole and Estelle.
“I was able to lean on that something or whatever it is that people respect about me,” Evans told HipHollywood.com earlier this week. “These are people who I have an equal amount of respect for.”
Last night’s incident marks the second arrest of Evans’ career while behind the wheel. In 2004, she and husband Todd Russaw were arrested in Atlanta on marijuana and cocaine possession charges.
At press time, Faith Evans has yet to release a statement on her latest arrest. Her new album is scheduled to be released on October 5. Faith’s promo tour will launch the same day at New York City’s BB King’s venue.
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