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Soap Opera Star Enters Program After Arrest for Intoxication

The “Dancing With the Stars” contestant was arrested in April for causing a disturbance while intoxicated at a restaurant in the Miami area.

William Levy, a Cuban-American actor best known for acting in telenovelas like Don’t Mess With an Angel and for competing in season 14 of Dancing with the Stars, avoided jail time for causing a public disturbance at a restaurant in Broward County, Florida. Levy, 44, was charged with disorderly intoxication and trespassing on April 14, but because Levy is a first-time offender, a judge granted him a second chance, People reports. The misdemeanor diversion program grants offenders “an opportunity to immediately accept responsibility for their actions, seek rehabilitation, and divert their cases from the criminal court system,” according to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office’s website. Levy is expected to complete the program by September 29, according to People. Levy’s arrest came a year after he had separated from his wife, Elizabeth Gutiérrez. “I think I’m not the same girl I was 20 years ago when he met me. What we want at this moment is different. I will always love him, I will always wish him the best, and as I have always said, being with me or not, I want to see him happy,” Gutiérrez, 46, told HOLA! last April.