Jessica Alba Vandalism? Oklahoma City Police Probe Photos Of Her Defacing Property

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jessica Alba ... a vandal?

Photos have surfaced that appear to show her defacing Oklahoma City property with posters of a great white shark, and police are investigating.

Police discovered the posters _ aimed at raising awareness about the species' declining numbers _ glued to a downtown bridge and elsewhere, including a billboard displaying a United Way advertisement.

Police Sgt. Gary Knight said Wednesday that investigators have not interviewed Alba, who co-starred in the "Fantastic Four" movies as well as "Sin City" and "Good Luck Chuck." She's in Oklahoma filming "The Killer Inside Me," which co-stars Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson. (A 1976 adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel starred Stacy Keach.)

Telephone messages left with Alba's lawyer and publicist were not returned Wednesday, but the 28-year-old actress released a statement to apologize.

"I got involved in something I should have had no part of," Alba said. "I realize that I should have used better judgment, and I regret not thinking things through before I made a spontaneous and ill-advised decision to let myself get involved with the people behind this campaign. I sincerely apologize to the citizens of Oklahoma City and to the United Way for my involvement in this incident."

Photos that apparently show Alba gluing posters and posing before the defaced billboard were posted to the site of blogger White Mike, but later removed. According to the site, the posters are designed to raise awareness of the dwindling population of great white sharks.

A statement posted to the site Wednesday read: "International pressure is the only way to do it and that starts in Oklahoma, the heartland of America."

An official with the city's Parks and Recreation Department reported the incident to police Monday after spotting the posters and the photos on the Internet. Alba's name is redacted from the police report because she has not been arrested or charged with any crime, Knight said.

United Way of Central Oklahoma President Bob Spinks said Wednesday the group accepts Alba's apology.

"Just as she is passionate about her cause, we are passionate about serving the people of central Oklahoma," Spinks said. "The interesting thing about this is with our fundraising campaign kicking off today, it's been sort of a funny thing that this has happened at this particular point.

"This is probably the best unearned media we've had in a long time."

Under Oklahoma law, maliciously defacing property can be a felony punishable by prison time if the value of the damage exceeds $1,000 or more.

Estimates of the damage are between $500 and $700, said Kristy Yager, a spokeswoman for the city.

Comments

[pargue]

Now she is even hotter:
http://www.actressscene.com/search/label/Jessica%20Alba

[OkieMon]

these okies are something else...last night on the 10 PM news the tv stations were touting how much money the state was going to make off film crews coming to the state and in the same breadth they were asking for jessica alba's considerably beauthiful "as*s" (she is making a film in okieland) over her "vandalism" involving pasting several shark posters on billboards....

[wadenelson1]

As a former surfer I have mixed feelings on this one.

Let me tell ya, when I saw a dorsal fin go by I didn't stick around to see if it was a dolphin or a shark.

[twoopeneyes]

One must ponder the whole subject of probing Jessica Alba judiciously.

To probe or not to probe, now that is the question.

Probe I say!

[Bulbul]

What any women would want, is a perfect complexion like that...

[yellowdoggie]

And her purty teef, also, you betcha.

[csmcmillion]

I wouldn't be looking at her face...

[Bulbul]

Each is her own, That`s all I care to look....

[Okieborn]

Ms. Alba I am an Oklahoma resident !!
Come On Down and White Shark My Yard anytime !!!

[cleveyucks]

I just checked and there are no... I repeat NO great white sharks in my Cleveland back yard. This looks like an urgent need for a visit by Jessica. I'll chill the wine.

[SvrWx]

What do you think of the Ohio Supreme Court allowing Cleveland Employees to finally be allowed to move out of the cesspool known as Cleveland? Having lived there for many years, I say Right On!!

[Nyland8]

"Oklahoma Cops Probe Jessica Alba ... "

Indeed. Good idea.

[AlexFTW]

Lol, I want pictures for my file.

[jeffrey678]

Great white LAND SHARKS in Oklahoma ? Must be an endangered species. I only saw them on Saturday Night Live.

[wadenelson1]

1980's white Chevrolet Caprice, aka "Land Shark."

[joiei]

We always called those things Land Yachts.

[GetoffMylawn]

Oklahoma cops don't like dem pretty folk, you know, the ones that still have teeth.

[swaggajonez]

ha, that was funny.


introtobudha.com

[Unrepentant]

Then why are they probing her?

[bartonfink]

oklahoma cops probe jessica alba..... waa waa WA waa

it's all peanut speak after that headline

[KLordsha]

Her acting skills got vandalized when you say......when she first started acting? Hmmmm...that would explain ALOT.

[WhatDaBleep]

This is news and all that the Oklahoma cops need to worry about? If I was those cops I would be more concerned about those illegal Texicans crossing their border to enter the United States looking for work.

[CamBrown99]

Jessica's efforts have had a significant impact on reducing shark hunting in Oklahoma City.

[Kenji]

LOL!!!

[yellowdoggie]

I work downtown Oklahoma City, and I can tell you that Jessica is right. OKC has a very low population of great white sharks. We do have some lousy little lawyers, though. Keep up the good work, Jessica! Bring back the great whites to OKC!

[martinchill]

"International pressure is the only way to do it and that starts in Oklahoma, the heartland of America."

*chuckle*

i'm reminded of An Officer And A Gentleman... 'only two things come outta Oklahoma, boy..."

don't recall Great White Sharks being one of the two things...