Eve arrested

27-04-2007 07:30

Rapper Eve has been arrested on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence after crashing her car.The rapper and actress - who starred in 'XXX' alongside Vin Diesel - narrowly escaped death after she drove her gold Maserati into the central reservation on Hollywood Boulevard at around 2.45am yesterday (26.04.07).The star - full name Eve Jeffers - was handcuffed by police and taken in a squad car to the Los Angeles County Jail. A witness said: "She was visibly upset. The car was totalled."There were reportedly two passengers in the vehicle at the time.In a bizarre twist, Eve was visited in jail by Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, who was seen leaving the police station in a taxi at 4am.A police source told gossip website TMZ.com: "He came to see how Eve was doing."