TV star Blake Jenner has been arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence after he was stopped by during a traffic stop last weekend.
The 29-year-old actor is reportedly in trouble with the law after police in Burbank, California, confirmed to E! News that the young star was pulled over by cops on July 9 when he allegedly ran a red light at around 11:30 p.m., the outlet noted in a piece published Monday.
Police told the outlet that, the “Edge of Seventeen” star reportedly displayed the “objective signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication.”
Jenner also reportedly did not “perform” a series of standardized field sobriety tests “as demonstrated and instructed,” the outlet noted.
Glee Actor Blake Jenner Arrested on DUI Charge in California https://t.co/PHZ8pW9JGt
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Jenner was arrested and booked for misdemeanor DUI, the outlet noted. The actor has since been released with a citation and will have to appear in court at a later date to deal with the charge.
On the hit Fox show, Blake’s break out role was as Ryder Lynn during the series’ fourth and fifth seasons. The role came about after he ended up winning the reality TV series in 2012, “The Glee Project.”
In 2013, Blake and his co-star on “Glee” Melissa Benoist got engaged and tied the knot in 2015. In 2016, Benoist filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, the piece noted. In November 2019, Melissa posted a video on Instagram talking about her alleged experience of domestic abuse. However, she did not name her alleged abuser.
A year later, Jenner appeared to address his ex-wife’s post and wrote in a statement on Instagram that his marriage to Benoist was filled with “moments of jealousy, bouts of insecurity, and volatility.”
Blake stated that he takes “full responsibility and accountability” for being “emotionally, mentally and yes, physically” abusive towards his ex-wife. He also accused her of allegedly inflicting pain on him as well, the outlet noted.
The star wrote that, there was “mental, emotional and physical abuse inflicted from both ends,” writing that the former couple reached out to a therapist on how to end the “toxic cycle” they were stuck in.
“There are many things that I wish I could have done differently,” Jenner shared at the time. “And while I wish it did not take the pain that was suffered throughout the course of our relationship, I will never regress to making the same mistakes ever again. I will never stop doing the work necessary to better myself in all areas of my life. I wish you and your family nothing but good health, joy and love.”