Vivica A. Fox pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of DUI in a Van Nuys, Calif. courthouse on Thursday.

The actress did not appear in court. The plea was entered by her attorney, Richard Hutton, who previously represented Paris Hilton.

On March 20, Fox was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Around 11 p.m., a patrol car noticed Fox’s silver Cadillac SRX traveling on a Los Angeles freeway at about 80 mph in a 65-mph zone, and she was unable to drive within her lane, CHP spokesman Leland Tang said.

“Fox exhibited signs of alcohol intoxication,” said Tang. “A field sobriety test was administered and she scored over 0.08,” which is the legal limit in California.

If convicted on both charges, Fox faces a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Fox, 43, appeared on Dancing with the Stars and the films Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Soul Food.

A trial date was set for Oct. 29.

Source: People

Vivica A. Fox is shooting down talk of Jessica Simpson’s alleged diva-like behavior on the set of their new film together, Major Movie Star – labeling recent reports nothing but “vicious lies.”

Fox, a favorite on Dancing with the Stars, tells PEOPLE she was “shocked” when a story surfaced from Major Movie Star’s Louisiana location accusing Simpson of being a “spoiled brat” by supposedly refusing to walk from one place to the next without a driver, eating alone in her trailer and barely speaking to her costars, especially Fox.

“Those vicious lies they put out were just that – lies,” Fox, 43, said Saturday during an event for the fashion label Young, Fabulous & Broke at the LG House in Malibu.

In fact, Fox said that Simpson was anything but a diva. “She was so much of a team player. She was gracious and so down to earth.”

In the comedy, which also stars Cheri Oteri and Steve Guttenberg, Simpson plays a movie star who suddenly falls from grace and finds herself broke. She then enlists in the U.S. Army with the hope the service will change her life.

Fox plays a tough sergeant who whips Simpson’s character into shape. Speaking of Simpson, Fox said, “She showed a lot of physicality, like 90 percent of all her own stunts, and she sacrificed so much of her body for this movie”

Literally. While filming last week, Simpson accidentally injured her nose with a prop gun.

“During the scene,” remembers Fox, “she looked really intense when I looked in her eyes, and I just thought she was really into it. But when the director [Steve Miner] yelled, ‘Cut,’ Jessica came over to me and said, ‘Vivica I hit my nose with the gun.’ ”

Explains Fox, “We got ice immediately … Most girls would’ve stopped right then and there, but she was ready to do another take. She’s wonderful.”

Source: People