Selena Gomez is hiding a shameful secret — the former Disney kid‘s pistol-packing pop was busted for driving drunk! According to records obtained by The National ENQUIRER, Ricardo Gomez Jr. was charged with DWI after police in Texas administered a Breathalyzer test on Feb. 6, 2002. Gomez, then 26, was also booked for unlawfully carrying a weapon after cops found a “black ruger 9mm handgun and black handgun magazine,” according to the docs. Read on for details of Ricardo’s shocking case, and click here for more news of celebrity driving busts….
1 of 3
Photo credit: Files
The weapons charge was dropped after Gomez pleaded guilty to DWI. He was slapped with a $700 fine and ordered to pay $217 in court fees. “Selena is close to her dad and didn’t want to bring up the past, but of course she’s disappointed he has a record,” a source said.
2 of 3
Photo credit: Getty Images
“But he has stayed out of trouble since and doesn’t want to embarrass Selena," the source continued. “They still see each other often.” Selena’s mom
Mandy (left) and Ricardo were childhood sweethearts in Texas — and Selena was born when her mom was just 16.
3 of 3
Photo credit: Mega
Speaking about their divorce, Selena has said, “I blamed my mom a lot because I wanted a family so bad. I still feel really bad about that.”
The weapons charge was dropped after Gomez pleaded guilty to DWI. He was slapped with a $700 fine and ordered to pay $217 in court fees. “Selena is close to her dad and didn’t want to bring up the past, but of course she’s disappointed he has a record,” a source said.
“But he has stayed out of trouble since and doesn’t want to embarrass Selena," the source continued. “They still see each other often.” Selena’s mom
Mandy (left) and Ricardo were childhood sweethearts in Texas — and Selena was born when her mom was just 16.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Speaking about their divorce, Selena has said, “I blamed my mom a lot because I wanted a family so bad. I still feel really bad about that.”
