WWE star Jimmy Uso ‘called police officer an a**hole’ before DUI arrestAlistair McGeorge

Jimmy is a current tag team champion (Picture: Getty/WWE)

Jimmy Uso called a police officer an ‘a**hole’ before being arrested for driving under the influence.

The WWE superstar – who currently holds the SmackDown Tag Team Championships with his twin Jey – appeared upset by a comment made by a Pensacola Police Department officer during the incident in July 2021.

Jimmy, real name Jonathan Fatu, was pulled over last summer after allegedly speeding and running a red light, and a new police footage released by TMZ shows the exchange.

In the video, the officer asked him to get out of his car after claiming to smell booze, and he seemed to sincerely wish him luck before his field sobriety tests.

He said: ‘I’m hoping you beat it this time, too.’

However, Uso – who doesn’t appear aggressive at any point during the exchange – replied: ‘Are you serious?! Are you serious?! Why would you say that? I just – it’s all good.’

The Usos are one of WWE’s top tag teams (Picture: WWE)

The 36-year-old star was then taken to a nearby car park to take the tests, and he raised the issue of the comment again.

He said: ‘That’s crazy, right? He didn’t have to say that s**t.’

The officer asked if he meant ‘the nice thing’, and Uso responded: ‘The nice thing?! Bro, you don’t need to say the s*** you’re saying. I get it. I’ve been here. Let’s do it.’

The officer then attempted to conduct the field sobriety test as he put a pen in front of the wrestler’s eyes, although he again brought up the original comment.

He said: ‘You’re an a***hole. You’re the one that’s worse. You had a remark – you made a remark you shouldn’t have did. (sic)’

The officer replied: ‘I think you misunderstood. So, I’m sorry. I was actually being nice. But, I’m sorry.’

Officers claimed he failed field sobriety tests, and he was arrested for DUI, while court documents show he agreed to plead no contest.

As part of that agreement, he was required to complete some courses related to the incident, and a source told TMZ he recently did so.

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Uso has had issues with the law in the past, having been arrested in 2013 on both a DUI charge and for driving with a suspended license.

In 2019, he was arrested in Detroit following a confrontation with an officer after his wife Trinity Fatu – known to WWE fans as Naomi – was pulled over.

For the latter, he paid a fine after pleading no contest to interfering with a government employee.

Later in 2019, he was arrested for DUI again, but he was found not guilty.

Metro.co.uk has contacted WWE for comment.

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