Schwarzenegger vows 'swift action' after Maria Shriver caught driving with cellphone
Uh oh! Maria Shriver better call for help.
After pictures surfaced of Shriver behind the wheel with a cellphone held up to her ear, the public turned to the celeb's husband -- who also happens to be the governor of California, a state where in-car cellphone use without a hands-free set is outlawed.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a message on Twitter today, writing, "Thanks for bringing her violations to my attention, @harveylevintmz. There's going to be swift action."
So, do you suppose the Republican will ground his Democratic spouse or take away her overflow minutes?
Harvey Levin, whom Schwarzenegger addressed in his tweet, is the editor of TMZ, which posted the pictures of Shriver's naughty chat-ride.
What kind of swift action might that be? At the very least, we expect her to pay the $20 fine. Hey, when the state government is bankrupt, every dollar counts -- even if it comes from the governor's bank account. (Although, in fairness, we should note the governor has accepted no state salary since taking office.)
-- Mark Milian
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I live on the Westside of LA and I see 20-25% of the people texting or talking on their cell phones while driving. I guess more people need to die before they start enforcing the existing laws. And with the state in debt, they could make a lot of money.
Posted by: Jolie | October 13, 2009 at 04:50 PM
Swift action....Yeah, right! Gov. Arnie isn't any different than any other husband in the world.(AT LEAST THE WESTERN WORLD) He says anything out of line to her, and she'll set HIM straight about who the boss in the crib REALLY is. To start with, I believe he's smart enough not to get his butt handed to him on something so trivial.
Posted by: Jack Allen Harrington | October 13, 2009 at 05:44 PM
poor woman. Imagine having to deal with something like that. Is he going to chastise her like one would do a kid & take her phone from her. What a mess to have to endure for a lifetime. I don't envy one iota of her life. My prayers are with you honey.
Posted by: frances gallman | October 13, 2009 at 06:57 PM
I am sure Maria can take care of herself. Heck just surviving in a republican household and being a democrat is proof of that. For 40 years my wife and I were opposite in everything but Bush era ended that and we both became democrat. I just can't figure who gets the credit for that the republicans or the democrats.
Posted by: Harlen | October 14, 2009 at 06:58 AM
Actually the fine is more like 130 bucks.
Posted by: Valerio Romano | October 14, 2009 at 07:31 AM
whatever the law, most people just do
whatever they want to do.
whenever i see someone driving erratically, i assume that they're on the phone and they usually are.
every study discovers that you can't be on the phone and be in the moment.
wake up, cell phone zombies.
Posted by: jax j | October 14, 2009 at 02:00 PM