Ashely Greene and Joe Jonas escape arrest at airport in Abu Dhabi

Ashley Greene and Joe Jonas were almost arrested at an airport in Abu Dhabi. The couple– who have been dating for around four months – were halted by security after the 21-year-old ‘Camp Rock’ star accidentally put some newly-bought cheese knives into his carry-on bag.

“We were going from the Middle East to New York, so there was tons of security, tons of screenings. We got through one, surprisingly enough,” Ashley said.

“The second one we got to and they stopped and looked at us with these really stern faces. They were like, ‘What’s in your bag?’ I look at Joe and there are these flashbacks of this knife set we got. They were cheese cutting knives. I look at Joe and I’m like, ‘Did you leave the knives in the bag?’ He’s like, ‘Whoopsies.’

“Whoopsies doesn’t cut it. We were going to get arrested!”

After explaining their mistake, the couple were allowed to stow their knives in the plane’s main baggage area.

“It was embarrassing,” Ashley said.

The interview marked the first time Ashley, 23, has confirmed she is dating Joe.

“I have been in Peru, I was in Columbia, Argentina, Chile and then we just got back from Abu Dhabi,” she said.

“I was there for pleasure — my boyfriend was on tour and I had some time off so I went out to support him. He’s really sweet.”