Former Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells has gone public with her efforts to clear her name after marijuana was found in her car during a traffic stop. The actress, who played Mary Ann in the beloved U.S. TV show, admits she's upset by media reports she's a drug user and agreed to be interviewed for the TV news show Entertainment Tonight to explain the truth.

The 69-year-old was alleged to have been sentenced to five days in jail, placed on six months' probation and fined $410.50 at a hearing in Driggs, Idaho on February 29th after pleading guilty to reckless driving following a recen...

Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells' lawyers have hit out at the media coverage of her recent arrest, branding the reports "extremely inaccurate and erroneous".

The 69-year-old was alleged to have been sentenced to five days in jail, placed on six months' probation and fined $410.50 at a hearing in Driggs, Idaho on February 29th after pleading guilty to reckless driving following a recent arrest on suspicion of possessing marijuana.

She was stopped by cops on October 18th as she was driving home from a surprise birthday party held for her, after officers spotted her vehicle swer...