Rap star Eve was arrested on suspicion of DUI this morning after crashing her car into a divider on Hollywood Boulevard.

TMZ has just broken the story, so there’s not much info, but here’s a bit of the post:

TMZ has learned that rapperista-actress Eve was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she crashed her gold Maserati on Hollywood Boulevard.

Eve (real name: Eve Jeffers) was driving in Hollywood around 2:45 am this morning when her car hit the center divider, totalling the front of the car. TMZ was on the scene, and observed that after cops arrived, they placed her in handcuffs, and she was “visibly upset” as they led her into a squad car. We’ve learned that there were two people in the car with Eve at the time.

Have I missed something or has this become the new celebrity badge of honor (along with going to rehab)? Loads of stars seem to be driving under the influence lately. Do they think just because they are famous that they could leave their brains at home and become exempt from practical driving laws?

You know what’s really sad — Eve probably won’t get anything but a slap on the wrist for this, just because she’s famous. Also, because she’ll probably just get off with community service or something, other celebrities won’t be deterred from driving after a few glasses of Bollinger because incidents like these are easily forgiven in Hollywood. Don’t get me wrong, I like Eve as an artist, but it would be good to get rid of this “one rule for us, another for them” mentality and see someone high up be made an example for doing something so dangerous.

First person who should be sent to jail for DUIs: Paris Hilton. C’mon, it’s not like anyone is actually going to miss her while she’s in jail, are they?