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| Mark Lamarr, the former host of the music quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks, has had charges of common assault and false imprisonment of a woman dropped on the eve of his court appearance. | |
| The comedian, 51, was due to appear at Uxbridge magistrates court on Tuesday, but the CPS said on Monday night that the case had been discontinued. | The comedian, 51, was due to appear at Uxbridge magistrates court on Tuesday, but the CPS said on Monday night that the case had been discontinued. |
| “We have a duty to keep cases under continuing review and, following a further review of this case, we concluded that there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction,” a spokeswoman said. | “We have a duty to keep cases under continuing review and, following a further review of this case, we concluded that there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction,” a spokeswoman said. |
| The complainant has the right to appeal against the decision over the allegations relating to 31 August under the victim’s right to review scheme. | |
| Lamarr, born in Swindon as Mark Jones, was a fixture on TV screens in the 1990s, also starring in The Word, The Big Breakfast and Shooting Stars. He hosted Never Mind the Buzzcocks between 1996 and 2005. | |
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