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WATCH: Jay Cutler's DUI Arrest Bodycam Footage Released — Ex-NFL Star Refused Sobriety Test and Attempted to Leave Scene of Car Crash

Newly released bodycam footage obtained by RadarOnline.com shows the moment police in Franklin, Tennessee, swooped in to arrest former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler for causing a rear-end collision. Kristin Cavallari's ex-husband was busted for DUI and gun possession, and recently served a little over two days in jail.The bodycam footage begins after Cutler had already rear-ended an SUV on Thursday, October 17, 2024. As officers approached the accident, the other driver explained that the 42-year-old hit him at a nearby intersection, and then tried to drive away, but found himself trapped on a dead-end street instead. "He was behind me, he ran into me. So, I’m on the phone, talking to the dispatcher, then he whoops around, but he comes to a dead end," the driver told the cops. "That’s how he ended up right here. We was up there at the light. He ran until he couldn’t go nowhere."When one of the responding officers asked Cutler how much alcohol he had that day, the ex-player said "none." But the officer already knew the real answer, and sternly told him: "Don’t lie to me. I'm an advanced roadside impairment detection enforcement officer. How much alcohol have you had today?"Under ArrestA suddenly nervous Cutler stammered out, "Umm, a little bit," to which the officer asked if he would agree to some field sobriety tests. The moment Cutler said no, the officer immediately slapped on the handcuffs, informing the QB he was under arrest. In the official police report, officers interviewing Cutler at the scene reported "bloodshot eyes" and "a strong odor of alcohol" coming from the former Denver Bronco. Additionally, police found "two firearms in his vehicle, including a loaded pistol." The former athlete also tried to pay the other driver $2,000 to keep him from calling police.Cutler's ChargesAuthorities classified the crash as "a minor traffic collision," with no mention of injuries resulting from the incident. According to a press release, Cutler faced charges of a DUI, illegal possession of a gun while intoxicated, implied consent, and failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision. Cutler, a retired quarterback who played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and Denver Broncos, was released on a $5,000 bond the same night as the arrest. He agreed to a plea deal in August, in which he would plead guilty to DUI, but the other charges would be dropped. The Williamson County judge required him to pay a $350 fine and serve four days at the Williamson County Jail by the end of September, but he served only two and a half.The Real WorldDespite his football career, Cutler has been in the public eye due to his personal life. Cutler married reality TV star Cavallari in 2013, and the couple's relationship became the focus of E!'s Very Cavallari show from 2018 to 2020. In 2020, the couple filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". In their divorce filing, Cavallari claimed Cutler was "guilty of such inappropriate marital conduct as renders further cohabitation unsafe and improper" and said "any misconduct alleged or implied against her" in Cutler's divorce petition "was in response to and/or as a result of misconduct on (Cutler's) behalf."

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Rock Bottom! Dwayne Johnson Suffers Embarrassing Box Office Flop With 'The Smashing Machine'... After Actor's Dramatic Transformation for Role Sparked Health Concerns

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been put in a hard place, after his new movie flopped at the box office, RadarOnline.com can report, becoming the lowest grossing opening of his career. The Smashing Machine, for which the wrestler-turned-actor underwent a complete body transformation, could only punch up a meager $5.9million domestically, surplanting his 2010 thriller Faster, which took in $8.5 million, not adjusted for inflation.Johnson packed on 30 pounds of muscle to play two-time UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr for his life story. The R-rated drama was a passion project for the 53-year-old, who picked up his pride and said on Instagram it was his "honor to transform in this role." "In our storytelling world, you can’t control box office results — but what I realized you can control is your performance, and your commitment to completely disappear and go elsewhere," he wrote. "And I will always run to that opportunity." But fans seemed to be the ones running – away from the movie theater. They disected exactly what went wrong with the pic in a Reddit chat room. "I feel like if this was a biopic about someone more people were familiar with, than it probably would’ve done a little bit better," one person commented. "But then again sports biopics in general are (a) tougher sell."Another person reasoned: "This is the UFC equivalent as if they made a baseball movie about guys in like the 1890s, pre-world series era, it’s just not that much of a draw. "It’s an important person but just not interesting enough for current fans." While one person added: Despite the movie crashing financially, Rock did turn in a great performance. Hope these results don’t discourage him from more dramatic work."Johnson's Award-Winning PerformanceIndeed, Johnson's performance was well-received, and many say the film has instanly thrown him into the race for a Best Actor Oscar. The one-time Tooth Fairy star received a 15-minute long standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival last month. Yet insiders tell RadarOnline.com "deep-rooted Oscar prejudice" against blockbuster action stars will prevent him from ever taking home an Academy Award. "Dwayne will never get a best actor Oscar," said one source close to the Academy. "Hollywood has a long memory, and many voters still see him as a WWE entertainer who makes popcorn movies. No matter how strong his work is, the snobbery lingers." Johnson's performance is being widely compared to Mickey Rourke's turn in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (2008). Both films explore fighters battling physical decline and personal demons, but while Rourke earned an Oscar nomination, analysts doubt Johnson will even achieve a nod.Not Chickening OutHowever, Johnson doesn't seem outwardly discouraged, and is already challenging himself again with his next part. This time, instead of bulking up to play an ultimate fighter, "The Rock" is shedding the pounds to play an eccentric 70-year-old named "Chicken Man" in the big screen adaptation of the Daniel Pinkwater young adult novel Lizard Music. When he appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival, Johnson had already lost much of the 30 pounds of muscle he put on to play Kerr, and said there was more loss to come. "I still have a long way to go," he told a crowd during a special career retrospective discussion. "I'm so excited to get a chance to hopefully transform again like I was able to do in Smashing Machine."Art for Art's SakeThe artsy new films are part of an overall career renaissance for the former WWE champion, who has said he is ready to act outside the box. After a fast and furious action career, Johnson noted that the entertainment industry can often "pigeon-hole" actors into a specific "lane," which frustrated him. So he promised himself his next roles would provide more of a challenge to what people expect of him. "This transformation was something I was really hungry to do," Johnson said without the slightest hint of irony. "I had been very fortunate to have the career that I've had over the years and to make the films that I've made, but there was just a voice inside of me, a little voice that said, 'Well, what if I could do more – I want to do more, and what does that look like?'"