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Ex-teen star David Cassidy arrested in LA
AP
Seventies heartthrob David Cassidy has been arrested in southern California on suspicion of drunken driving.
The California Highway Patrol says the 63-year-old Cassidy was pulled over on Friday night near Los Angeles International Airport after an officer spotted him making an illegal right turn against a red light.
He was arrested after the officer smelled alcohol in the rental car.
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The Sheriff's Inmate Information Center says Cassidy was released on Saturday morning on $US15,000 ($A16,917) bail and is scheduled to appear in court on February 5.
Cassidy appeared in TV's The Partridge Family from 1970-1974 and was a recording star and teen idol.
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