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'Burn Notice' Star -- I Was Only Borderline Drunk!

"Burn Notice" star Jeffrey Donovan is going to have a rough time in court -- it's not exactly an airtight defense in a DUI case to argue, "I really think I'm only borderline and not too drunk."

We obtained the police report from the Miami Beach PD. The arresting officer wrote he first noticed Donovan after hearing "a loud tire screech behind me." The cop said he saw Donovan's car swerve left to avoid hitting the police car.

When Donovan finally stopped, he didn't serve himself well when he said, "Sorry, I didn't see the red light or your stopped car."

The officer says he smelled a strong odor of alcohol, asked Donovan if he had anything to drink and got this answer: "I had three drinks at the Fontainebleau."

Donovan flunked a field sobriety test and was taken into custody. That's when he said, "The only mistake I made tonight was drinking Benadryl with 3 glasses of wine."

We're thinking that's not necessarily his only mistake.

UPDATE 5:49 PM ET Donovan was just charged with one count of DUI. If convicted he could get 6 months in the slammer, but given that he's a first offender it's unlikely that he'll do any time.



Tags: arrest, burn notice, BurnNotice, busted, driving, drunk, dui, fontainebleau, Jeffrey donovan, JeffreyDonovan, miami beach, MiamiBeach

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16. OMG...I love the show--but is he really so stupid to day something like that. Where do people come up with such rationalizations> DUI is DUI

Posted at 8:45PM on Jul 20th 2009 by cmandr

17. Can't say I'm really all that surprised that this guy was nailed for DUI. He looks like the result of generations of inbreeding.

Posted at 4:08PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Sencho

18. Look at his eyes! He is so drunk. Plus, you'd have to be drunk to say such a stupid thing.

Posted at 4:09PM on Jul 20th 2009 by stephc5

19. Kinda like being a "little" pregnant?@! Ass

Posted at 4:13PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Tracy from Knoxville

20. There is no such thing as borderline drunk - but I wonder if some of the comments came from someone who was drunk. It is impossible to say someone was being stupid for making those comments - when they are drunk in the first place! I've yet to meet an intelligent drunk at any party I've been at. To answer the question of why he would say such a thing - did you read the headline DUI - he was drunk people, again, drunk people say stupid things. If he had sounded rational, normal and completely intelligent, then the cop probably wouldn't have hauled him in...

Posted at 4:40PM on Jul 20th 2009 by julie

21. I hope this doesnt push back the new season. i waited toooo long for some new burn notice episodes. i hope he learned something from all this. Even Michael Westen can't talk his way out of a DUI.

Posted at 5:52PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Laura A. H.

22. haha borderline drunk thats laaammmmme. hes still hot tho.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jul 20th 2009 by jilli

23. Benedryl my ass! Look at those itty bitty pupils he's sporting in his mug shot. Dude's on some sort of opiate.

Posted at 4:53PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Tralalalala

24. Love the show, everyone makes a mistake, where is Fi when you need her

Posted at 5:59PM on Jul 20th 2009 by gator

25. Shhh...if you don't say anything, no one will know how stupid you are.

Posted at 5:06PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Lynbo

26. The show is awesome. and for all the comments about his comment, come on, how many times have you driven after three glasses of wine.. you all tards with the holier than though comments are the tards.... Yeah he made a mistake, that is all dont over blow it like they always do....Best show with new episodes this time of year...

Posted at 5:40PM on Jul 20th 2009 by WILDMOFO

27. Drunk or not, he is HOT

Posted at 5:09PM on Jul 20th 2009 by kara

28. I love that guy on Burn Notice. Glad he didn't get himself killed, the crazy f**k.

Posted at 5:13PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Vic

29. 19. Who is this 'tard? I've watched his show for maybe 3 minutes before his gargantuan lack of any discernible charisma or talent has me falling asleep or tuning in a TV test pattern.

Is he sleeping with a USA executive or does he have compromising photos of someone in management?


Posted at 4:18PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Pat McCrack


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or maybe he has a job because burn notice is the 3rd highest rated show on cable?????????? hmmm, makes you wonder doesnt it einstein

Posted at 5:17PM on Jul 20th 2009 by ashlee

30. I love your show and would hate to see anything happen to you, but really there is no such thing as borderline drunk, u either are drunk or your are not. get help now before you have a serious problem and we lose another show (personality) we care about. A fan from the very first show.

Posted at 5:50PM on Jul 20th 2009 by Paula

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