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Olivia Rodrigo remembers being questioned by police while on tour

Olivia Rodrigo remembers being questioned by police while on tour

Olivia Rodrigo finds herself in trouble with the law for the first time.

The “Favorite Crime” singer made the announcement on Tuesday’s episode The Tonight Show that she was questioned by police for at least 30 minutes after being mistaken for a criminal named Olivia Rodriguez while traveling from Canada to the United States as part of her Guts World Tour.

“We were at border control, I give them my passport and they said, 'Okay, whatever,'” she told host Jimmy Fallon. “And they knock on the door and say, 'We need Olivia.'”

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Olivia Rodrigo on “The Tonight Show.”

At the time, Rodrigo thought it would be a friendly encounter. “I was like, ‘I just played a few shows. “Maybe her daughter would like an autograph,'” she recalls.

Rodrigo, of course, panicked. “I just say, 'No, I wasn't arrested,'” she explained. “He asks, 'Are you sure?' I gaslight myself, I think, 'Oh my God, maybe I got arrested and didn't know it.'”

The officer then decided to put a little more pressure on Rodrigo. “He scared me. He said, “You know, you could go to prison for lying to a federal agent like that.” “That's really bad,” she said. “I'm freaking out. I think, 'I won't be allowed into America.' I’m so scared, I’m having a panic attack.”

It was only 30 minutes into the interrogation that the officer asked to clarify her name. When she explained it to him, he replied, “Oh, there's a girl who looks just like you, your age, who's been arrested several times and her name is Olivia.” Rodriguez.'”

Rodrigo didn't find the connection funny. “Jimmy, that was me sour“ she exclaimed. “I’m like, ‘You didn’t look at the name on that thing? You've been interrogating me for 30 minutes!'”

Luckily, the crisis was averted and Rodrigo was able to enter the country safely and keep the show going.

However, Fallon took a moment to offer a light-hearted warning to the real Criminal who may still be out there somewhere. “Olivia Rodriguez, if you’re watching, be careful,” he joked. “That’s the moral of the story – be careful. Stay out of Canada.”

Watch Rodrigo talk about how he was mistaken for Rodriguez in the clip above.

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