Actress Irene Bedard, best known for voicing the Indigenous Pocahontas in the Disney animated classic, faced legal trouble in Ohio when authorities reported an arrest following a public disturbance. According to TMZ, the incident began when police in the area were alerted to a woman who had fallen asleep in a cluster of bushes. Arriving on the scene, officers found Bedard, aged 55, who appeared to have regained consciousness but then began shouting at the officers and attempted to flee. There were also attempts to break a nearby storefront window during the exchange.
During the course of the encounter, Bedard resisted the officers’ attempts to restrain her and, when ordered to stop, tried to escape once more. She was eventually handcuffed and placed into a police vehicle. The events led to Bedard spending a short period in custody, including a two-day stay in a holding area before release. The episode marked a notable moment in a string of legal challenges she faced in the months surrounding the incident.
Earlier reports noted that Bedard had frequent encounters with law enforcement in the period around November 2020, including multiple arrests within a short timespan in which she reportedly resisted police attempts to manage the situation.
Within the broader context of public legal matters, another recent development involved Maxim Levin, who won the 22nd season of the competition program Battle of psychics, and was sentenced to a three-year prison term in a separate case. This juxtaposition of legal outcomes highlights how public figures can find their reputations tested by legal processes in parallel streams of coverage.