Django Unchained's Daniele Watts who accused LAPD of racism sentenced to community service

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Daniele Watts was arrested last year and accused cops of racial profiling
Said police thought she was a prostitute because she was with a white man
But witnesses said the couple were stopped while having sex in public
As part of a plea deal Watts was asked to write an apology to the LAPD
But she will now serve 15 days of community service instead after a judge deemed two of the notes 'insincere'

Published: 22:05 EST, 28 August 2015 | Updated: 22:42 EST, 28 August 2015

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The Django Unchained actress who accused the LAPD of discriminating against her after she was arrested for having sex in public has been sentenced to community service.

Daniele Watts, who is black, and boyfriend Brian Lucas, who is white, were offered the opportunity to avoid the punishment by writing an apology letter to the officer who approached them.

Despite taking two attempts to apologize, a judge this week ruled that Watts' responses were insincere and passive-aggressive, so the couple will now have to do 15 days of community labor.

Actress Daniele Watts, best known for playing CoCo the slave in Django Unchained, has been sentenced to community service alongside boyfriend Brian Lucas

Watts was asked to write a letter of apology to the LAPD as part of a deal that would have seen her escape punishment after she accused officers of racially profiling her (pictured, Watts sobs as she is arrested)

The saga began in September last year when Watts was pictured sobbing in the street after being handcuffed by LAPD officer Jim Parker.

Watts initially claimed that she had been racially profiled, and accused Parker of assuming she was a prostitute because she was seen kissing her white boyfriend in public.

She posted her account of the arrest on Facebook, along with a picture of her arm, which she claimed had been cut during her arrest.

However, witnesses later said that they called police because Watts, who played slave CoCo in Django Unchained, was having sex with Lucas in a car parked on the street.

Watts has since struck a plea deal in which a charge of lewd conduct was dropped while she pleaded no contest to a charge of disturbing the peace instead.

At the time, a judge told the actress and her boyfriend that they could both avoid punishment provided they wrote a letter of apology to the LAPD and the officer for making her accusations.

Watts had initially claimed she was only kissing her husband when police assumed she was a prostitute because she was black, but witnesses later said she had been having sex with Lucas in a car (pictured, an image a witness took of Watts before her arrest)

Watts (pictured left in Django Unchained) also tweeted an image of her cut wrist following her arrest while complaining of being victimized by the police

She was then ordered to rewrite the note at the start of this month after it emerged she had only apologized to the officer for disturbing his coffee break.

She also thanked the department for helping her to bring awareness to the issue of mixed-race marriage, saying the discussion she had created 'was beneficial'.

Watts then submitted a second apology which she signed off with a love-heart that was this week also rejected.

The LA Times reports that Watts will now be forced to take part in community service.

Meanwhile Parker was told to attend a disciplinary hearing after speaking to the media about the case, but decided to retire instead, ending a 26-year career.

Speaking after the judge's ruling earlier this week, he praised he decision, saying Watts had made a 'childish attempt at the blame game.'

He added: 'I think this whole incident backfired on her because I recorded it. It would be a totally different discussion had my recording not been made.

'In 26 years, a call like that has not blown up into anything of this nature.'

DANIELE WATTS' FIRST PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE LETTER TO LAPD

I want to acknowledge that when we met last September, I allowed fear, shame, and anxiety to prevent me from relating to you in a peaceful way.

Hopefully you can forgive the fact that my heightened emotions disturbed what might have otherwise been a carefree stop on your way to a nice cup of coffee.

With all the recent news coverage on the issue of biased policing, we probably all have a clearer understanding of the subtle - and often bizarre - ways that racial conflict continues to haunt many people in America.

Sgt. Parker, when you said sarcastically, "Thank you for bringing up the race card, I never hear that," I felt provoked because I had previously encountered many disheartening experiences related to "being black" both in my personal life, and as reflected in society overall.

Your willingness to dismiss my experience with sarcasm was hurtful, and caused me to respond defensively.

Looking on the brighter side, we do believe that the public discourse that surrounded our encounter was beneficial, as it provided an opportunity for the public to discuss, and more deeply understand the "taboo" subject of interracial relationships.

As you may know, interracial marriage was only made legal in the United States in 1967, and for many, it is still a very sensitive issue.

I am grateful for our meeting because it allowed me to examine the shame and self-hatred I had been bottling inside, and release it.

We truly appreciate role you've played in bringing awareness to so many issues.

With Love, Daniele Watts & Brian James Lucas.