Each faces one misdemeanor count of lewd conduct, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, which could result in up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine

“Django Unchained” actress Daniele Watts and her boyfriend Brian James Lucas have each been charged with one count of lewd conduct for allegedly having sex in public moments before they were involved in an altercation with LAPD officers.

Each faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted on the misdemeanor charges, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office.

Watts, 28, and Lucas made headlines when they claimed Watts’ brief detention outside the CBS Studio Center in Studio City last month was the result of racial profiling. Watts is black and Lucas is white.

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