Khloe Kardashian's husband Lamar Odom was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in the early hours of Friday morning.
The NBA star, 33, was held at Van Nuys police station on $15,000 bail but was released from custody at 8.30am.
He was pulled over just before 4am for driving too slow (50mph) on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley.
Odom did not immediately respond to police, passing three exits and driving erratically, TMZ reports.
He failed numerous field sobriety checks but refused all chemical tests, according to police.
Trouble: Lamar Odom, seen making a stop at Taco Bell on Wednesday, was arrested for DUI in the early hours of Friday morning
Leland Tang, the California Highway Patrol public information officer, told Radar Online: 'Lamar Odom was driving 50 mph on the 101 freeway. He was driving in a serpentine manner which is pretty bad. That is like when the officer does a freeway break. Across all the lanes of the freeway. I’m surprised he wasn’t rear ended.'
After 'failing' field sobriety tests, he was taken into custody and Tang said: 'He did what no one should ever do, he refused the chemical tests.
'That means that his license is revoked and Lamar could get the most powerful attorney in the world and he is still not going to have a license for a year.'
It follows weeks of troubling allegations about drug abuse and serious marriage issues with his wife of four years.
Reports claim he has been battling an addiction to 'Oxycontin and crack cocaine' for two years.
He has also been accused of cheating with two different women while on the road as a basketball player.
Van Nuys police station: Lamar was kept in custody for several hours before being released after posting $15,000
Brother in law: Rob Kardashian was leaving Lamar and Khloe's house on Friday morning
Loyal wife Khloe, who was pictured looking downcast as she arrived at a LA gym on Thursday, is apparently desperate to 'save' her husband from his alleged drug problems and work through their marital woes.
A source has said: 'She is in love and does not want a divorce.'
Both have been pictured with their wedding rings on separate outings this week.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star reportedly staged an intervention earlier this month, but the meeting didn't go as planned and Lamar vanished, but was later tracked down to a hotel in Los Angeles.
He returned to his L.A. home on Monday after staying away for several days.
Khloe apparently kept the details of her marital problems a secret from most members of family, and insiders say they were 'shocked' to learn of the extent of the issues. (Sources tell Radar Khloe's brother Rob, who lives with the couple, has been aware of Lamar's alleged drug problems for over a year.)
The NBA star, 33, was held at Van Nuys police station on $15,000 bail but was released from custody at 8.30am.
He was pulled over just before 4am for driving too slow (50mph) on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley.
Odom did not immediately respond to police, passing three exits and driving erratically, TMZ reports.
He failed numerous field sobriety checks but refused all chemical tests, according to police.
Trouble: Lamar Odom, seen making a stop at Taco Bell on Wednesday, was arrested for DUI in the early hours of Friday morning
Leland Tang, the California Highway Patrol public information officer, told Radar Online: 'Lamar Odom was driving 50 mph on the 101 freeway. He was driving in a serpentine manner which is pretty bad. That is like when the officer does a freeway break. Across all the lanes of the freeway. I’m surprised he wasn’t rear ended.'
After 'failing' field sobriety tests, he was taken into custody and Tang said: 'He did what no one should ever do, he refused the chemical tests.
'That means that his license is revoked and Lamar could get the most powerful attorney in the world and he is still not going to have a license for a year.'
It follows weeks of troubling allegations about drug abuse and serious marriage issues with his wife of four years.
Reports claim he has been battling an addiction to 'Oxycontin and crack cocaine' for two years.
He has also been accused of cheating with two different women while on the road as a basketball player.
Van Nuys police station: Lamar was kept in custody for several hours before being released after posting $15,000
Brother in law: Rob Kardashian was leaving Lamar and Khloe's house on Friday morning
Loyal wife Khloe, who was pictured looking downcast as she arrived at a LA gym on Thursday, is apparently desperate to 'save' her husband from his alleged drug problems and work through their marital woes.
A source has said: 'She is in love and does not want a divorce.'
Both have been pictured with their wedding rings on separate outings this week.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star reportedly staged an intervention earlier this month, but the meeting didn't go as planned and Lamar vanished, but was later tracked down to a hotel in Los Angeles.
He returned to his L.A. home on Monday after staying away for several days.
Khloe apparently kept the details of her marital problems a secret from most members of family, and insiders say they were 'shocked' to learn of the extent of the issues. (Sources tell Radar Khloe's brother Rob, who lives with the couple, has been aware of Lamar's alleged drug problems for over a year.)
The 6-foot-10-inch forward has played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks.
He broke into the NBA with the Clippers in 1999, playing for them for four seasons before spending the 2003-04 season with the Heat.
He had his best years during his six seasons with the Lakers, beginning in 2004-05. The team won NBA championships in 2010 and 2011 and Odom won the NBA's sixth man award in 2011.
After spending the 2012 season with the Dallas Mavericks, he returned to the Clippers last year. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
His once glittering career now appears to be in tatters.
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