Officers from The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detained Bhad Bhabie and her boyfriend, Le Vaughn, at a gas station Tuesday near Woodland Hills, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The incident was the result of a mix-up. Police matched the singer’s Mercedes Benz to the description of a car used by a burglary suspect to flee the scene of a crime.
The misunderstanding was caught on video and widely shared by . Bhad Bhabie, whose real name is Danielle Bregoli, took to social media Wednesday, admitting she was “shaken up” by the incident. “Luckily my daughter was not in the vehicle at the time,” the star wrote to her Instagram story.
Bhad Bhabie explained the circumstances of the circulating video that showed the police detaining her in plain view of passersby and customers who stopped in at the gas station. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – AUGUST 26: Danielle Bregoli, known professionally as Bhad Bhabie, performs onstage during TBT Magazine Social Media Edition Powered By Berman Law at Sway Nightclub on August 26, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for TBT Magazine Powered By Berman Law Group) “Yesterday we got pulled over by LAPD,” she wrote.
“They eventually released us and explained they were looking for a similar vehicle that matched the description of a car involved in criminal activity. We are okay but a bit shaken up.” WESTWOOD, CA – AUGUST 13: Danielle Bregoli arrives at the LA Premiere Of Entertainment Studios.