--- title: Shailene Woodley Breaks Silence After Her Trespassing Arrest description: Despite her arrest for trespassing, Shailene Woodley is not giving up her fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. canonical: https://time.com/4527647/shailene-woodley-dakota-access-pipeline-arrest/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-12T06:17:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:33.458Z og:title: Shailene Woodley Breaks Silence After Her Arrest og:description: She shared a message with her fellow protestors on Instagram Tuesday og:url: https://time.com/4527647/shailene-woodley-dakota-access-pipeline-arrest/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57715b1905d06c6/6988a99cbc6cfcdca53dee39/ap_16284724191603-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Shailene Woodley og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Shailene Woodley Breaks Silence After Her Arrest twitter:description: She shared a message with her fellow protestors on Instagram Tuesday twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57715b1905d06c6/6988a99cbc6cfcdca53dee39/ap_16284724191603-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Shailene Woodley Breaks Silence After Her Trespassing Arrest > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=9f7b3398-9c98-4f2c-a8fe-9cd570cbb197&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) by [Mike Miller / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Mike Miller / People Contributor Oct 12, 2016 6:17 AM UTC  In this Sept. 13, 2016 file photo, actress Shailene Woodley attends the premiere of "Snowden" in New York. Woodley was arrested during a protest of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline in southern North Dakota. In this Sept. 13, 2016 file photo, actress Shailene Woodley attends the premiere of "Snowden" in New York. Woodley was arrested during a protest of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline in southern North Dakota. Charles Sykes—AP by [Mike Miller / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Mike Miller / People Contributor Oct 12, 2016 6:17 AM UTC Despite her [arrest](http://people.com/movies/shailene-woodley-arrested-protest-dakota-access-pipeline/) for trespassing, [Shailene Woodley](http://people.com/tag/shailene-woodley) is not giving up her fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Speaking out for the first time since she was released from jail in North Dakota on Monday, the _Divergent_ star shared a message to her fellow protestors on Instagram Tuesday. “One day, baby, we’ll sing our poetry. The words dripping from our tongues wet with ripened patience,” she [wrote](https://www.instagram.com/p/BLcEfJkDuk0/?taken-by=shailenewoodley). “And the lyrics, the sweet fruits born from the seeds our aging hands are now sowing. #alwaysinallways #heartforward #uptous #NoDAPL #protectcleanwater #iamonyourside.” Woodley was arrested Monday while participating in a [protest](http://people.com/politics/shailene-woodley-continues-to-protest-against-the-dakota-access-pipeline/) against the construction of the controversial pipeline in Bismarck, North Dakota. She was released later that day, the star’s rep confirmed PEOPLE. “Shailene Woodley has been released from the Morton County Jail in North Dakota. She appreciates the outpouring of support, not only for her, but more importantly, for the continued fight against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline,” said the rep. Woodley, who streamed her arrest via [Facebook Live](https://www.facebook.com/ShaileneWoodley/), was charged with criminal trespassing. The actress was a mere few feet from her vehicle when she was stopped by cops. “I was walking back to my RV, which is right there so that we can go back to camp peacefully and they grabbed me by my jacket and said that I was not allowed to continue,” she said. After waiting several minutes she was put under arrest. The _Divergent_ actress is one of several activists who have been taken into police custody amid ongoing protests against the project, which has been the crux of a dispute between members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners. 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