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lsandersonTamahori Arrested on Sex Charge
By REUTERS
Filed at 4:25 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Zealand-born director Lee Tamahori, whose films include the James Bond hit ``Die Another Day,'' has been arrested on a sex charge while wearing a woman's dress and a wig, officials said on Friday.
Tamahori, 55, was arrested January 8 in a police sting operation and charged with prostitution and loitering in a public place, City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said.
The filmmaker is accused of offering to perform oral sex on an undercover police officer in exchange for money.
Tamahori had been set to be arraigned on Thursday, but the hearing was postponed until February 24. If convicted of the misdemeanor charges, he faces a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, Mateljan said.
Tamahori gained notice for directing the 1994 drama ``Once Were Warriors,'' a film set in New Zealand about a family of native Maori whose lives have been plagued by alcohol, drugs and violence. Tamahori's father is Maori.
By REUTERS
Filed at 4:25 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Zealand-born director Lee Tamahori, whose films include the James Bond hit ``Die Another Day,'' has been arrested on a sex charge while wearing a woman's dress and a wig, officials said on Friday.
Tamahori, 55, was arrested January 8 in a police sting operation and charged with prostitution and loitering in a public place, City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said.
The filmmaker is accused of offering to perform oral sex on an undercover police officer in exchange for money.
Tamahori had been set to be arraigned on Thursday, but the hearing was postponed until February 24. If convicted of the misdemeanor charges, he faces a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, Mateljan said.
Tamahori gained notice for directing the 1994 drama ``Once Were Warriors,'' a film set in New Zealand about a family of native Maori whose lives have been plagued by alcohol, drugs and violence. Tamahori's father is Maori.
