John Stamos was arrested in Beverly Hills last night for driving under the influence. The report has been confirmed by a media release from the Beverly Hills police.

According to the report, police received a number of calls about a possible drunk driver in an area of Los Angeles. Officers stopped the 51-year-old and took him to a nearby hospital to treat a potential medical condition.

It wasn’t long before doctors discovered that the ER star was under the influence and as a result, Mr Stamos was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated.

The actor was previously married to actress and former model, Rebecca Romijn. The blonde bombshell plays Mystique in the X-Men franchise, before Jennifer Lawrence took over the role to play the younger version of the character.

The couple divorced in 2005 after seven years of marriage. John has also admitted to dating Hollywood beauties Denise Richards, Heather Locklear and Teri Hatcher.

He is scheduled to appear in court in Los Angeles on September 11^th to answer to the drunk driving charges.