Michelle Rodriguez will start her six-month jail sentence on Christmas Eve after she has finished work on her new movie. The actress was handed the jail sentence after admitting violating her probation for driving under the influence.

She was told December 24 was the latest date she could hand herself in at a Los Angeles County jail - and a message on her MySpace page reveals she will do just that, after she jets to New Zealand to shoot a new film alongside Sigourney Weaver.

The message reads, "Michelle will still be leaving for New Zealand to film James Cameron's Avatar and will then report back to turn herself in to serve her sentence on Christmas Eve. Michelle is a survivor and is always growing from her experiences, and this will be no different. Nothing will bring her down, especially not something like this."

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