This booking photo released by Orleans Parish
Sheriff's Office shows actor Nicolas Cage. (AP)
Authorities say actor Nicolas Cage has been arrested in New Orleans on charges of domestic abuse battery and disturbing the peace.
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's office says Cage was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 11:30 am local time today.
Cage has been a frequent visitor to New Orleans, where he has owned property and shot movies in the past.
New Orleans police did not immediately disclose details about his arrest. An agent for Cage did not immediately return a phone call.