In September 2014, Watts and boyfriend Brian Lucas were accused of having sex in a car on a public street. The police were called for a "citizen complaint of indecent exposure" and loud noises. During and after her arrest, Watts falsely claimed she was the subject of racial profiling, being called a prostitute, and handcuffs leaving her wrist bloodied. After recordings of the encounter were released, a judge ruled the statements Watts made were inaccurate and the police officer was only responding to the 911 call. She was ordered to write letters of apology to all three police officers responding to the scene, as well as neighbors who had witnessed her public altercation. She later had to rewrite the letters due to her use of "passive aggressive" language.