Wendell Pierce of ‘The Wire,’ ‘Odd Couple’ arrested on suspicion of battery in Atlanta

Wendell Pierce, who plays Teddy in the CBS reboot of “The Odd Couple� and is known for his work on “The Wire,� was arrested early Saturday morning in an Atlanta hotel.

“Mr. Pierce made no indication he was famous,� Officer Kim Jones, an Atlanta Police Department spokeswoman, said Monday. The arrest at the Loews Hotel, where he was a guest, was “treated like any other,� she said, and “did not rise to anything significant.�

The actor, who played Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in “Confirmation� and has been seen on “Ray Donovan� and in “Selma,� was booked on suspicion of simple battery, according to the Fulton County inmate records website. He was released the same day after posting $1,000 bail, the website said. Pierce has been on location in Atlanta filming the movie “One Last Thing� with Jurnee Smollet-Bell.

Pierce, a Hillary Clinton supporter, has been speaking out strongly on his Twitter account against Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. The arrest may have been connected to a discussion of politics in the hotel bar that got heated, according to TMZ, which said police were called around 3:30 a.m. after Pierce and a woman supporting Bernie Sanders squabbled.

No incident report was immediately available Monday, Jones said. Pierce’s publicist did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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