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DUI, DUI Mr. "American Pie"

Actor Chris Klein in February booze bust...but nobody noticed

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DUI, DUI Mr. "American Pie"

APRIL 13--Geez, what's up with a Hollywood star's career when he can get arrested for drunk driving and nobody notices for two months (in this case, TSG is nobody). That's the sad predicament faced by Chris Klein, the 26-year-old 'American Pie' star, who was arrested in February after San Diego sheriff's deputies pulled over a 2003 BMW he was driving. As a result of the traffic stop, Klein was charged with two misdemeanors, each of which carry a maximum of six months in jail upon conviction. According to a Superior Court criminal complaint, Klein had a blood alcohol content of .20 or higher, which is more than twice the California limit of .08. We're guessing that Klein's February 5 collar was not originally reported since he was charged under his full name, Frederick Christopher Klein. The actor, whose arraignment has been rescheduled for later this month, was booked into a sheriff's lockup, where he got fingerprinted and posed for the below mug shot. Klein's booze bust came a month before he and tasty actress Katie 'Dawson's Creek' Holmes announced that they had broken off their engagement after dating for five years. Now that should make a guy hit the bottle. (3 pages)