Bonnie Somerville, best known for starring in the hit series “NYPD Blue,” was arrested last weekend for driving under the influence in Los Angeles, California.
TMZ reported that the LAPD received multiple calls at around 10 pm on Sunday night about a Mercedes-Benz that was pulled over on Interstate 405 near Inglewood. Officers found Somerville, 47, behind the wheel of the car when they arrived on the scene. Though she claimed to be out of gas, police officers smelled alcohol on her, so they gave her a field sobriety test that she subsequently failed.
Somerville was cited for DUI and has since been released from custody. Her rep refused to comment when contacted by Page Six, as did the LAPD.
Somerville rose to fame playing Det. Laura Murphy in the final season of the ABC police series “NYPD Blue” in the mid-2000s. She’s gone on to host the podcast “Second Act,” where she revealed that she had suffered from mental health struggles in the wake of the cancellation of another one of her popular shows, “Code Black.” Somerville explained that the cancellation of this CBS medical show, which went off the air in 2018, was yet another project of hers that failed to have the lasting power of “Friends,” in which she played Ross’ love interest Mona.
“I had just turned 40, and it all hit me hard,” she told The Independent last month. “I got so damn depressed, and I didn’t have the career that I thought I was going to have by then.
“I think for a lot of people in any career, if they’ve ever struggled with depression or anxiety or any mental health issues, when you fall off the setup that you’ve made for yourself – it can really be difficult,” Somerville added.
Somerville added that while it’s been over twenty years since she appeared in “Friends,” she still feels it’s what she’s most known for, which is something that frustrates her.
“I’m still Mona, and now more than ever because of Netflix,” she said. “Children that weren’t born when I was on the show are fans. And they think of you in that way.”
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