Miachel Barrymore } Arrested on DUI and Drugs
Jonny Paynepinkpaper.com
Comedian Michael Barrymore has been arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and for being drunk and disorderly after he was found at the scene of an early morning car crash in a West London suburb.
Police found the former Strike It Lucky presenter a short distance from his home in Acton during a routine patrol of the area at 4.30am on Tuesday morning, after a Citroen DS3 had hit a kerb.
A witness told the Daily Mail he saw the 59-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Michael Parker, lying on the ground shortly after the incident, which occurred on the junction of The Vale and Dordrecht Road.
It is as yet unclear who was driving the car, but Barrymore and a 30-year-old man were held over the incident. Police have confirmed Barrymore will attend a hearing next month after both men were bailed.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “Michael Parker, 59, of London W3 appears on bail at Ealing Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday December 7 charged with possession of a Class A drug, namely cocaine, and being drunk and disorderly,” the Daily Mail reports.
The latest controversy comes ten years after the death of Stuart Lubbock in 2001. Lubbock, who was attending a party at Barrymore’s home, was found dead in the entertainer’s swimming pool. A post mortem concluded the most likely cause of death was drowning, but results revealed he had suffered severe internal injuries, which suggested sexual assault. It also found he had ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol in his blood. An inquest later recorded an open verdict.
A spokesperson for Barrymore declined to comment on the latest incident, according to the Daily Mail.
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