Photos: Daniele Watts at USC

Associate professor Shana Redmond, left, associate professor Diana Williams, actress Daniele Watts, professor Camille Gear Rich and associate professor Michelle Gordon participate in the USC panel discussion titled “Race, Sexual Expression and Civil Rights Law: A Conversation About the Daniele Watts Controversy.”  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Daniele Watts at the USC panel discussion. “At a certain point, enough is enough and somebody has to say something,” she said.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Brian Lucas, Daniele Watts’ boyfriend, answers questions from the audience about events leading up to her detainment. The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has charged the couple with misdemeanor lewd conduct; they have said they are “appalled and disturbed” by the charges.   (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Daniele Watts and her boyfriend, Brian Lucas, left, talk to reporters after the panel discussion. She said she hoped it would drive the broader societal conversation about race forward.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Daniele Watts, center right, tears up as she is consoled by USC Gould School of Law professor Camille Gear Rich after the panel discussion.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)