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| Michael Barrymore admits cocaine possession | |
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| Entertainer Michael Barrymore has admitted possessing cocaine which was found in his pocket after police approached his car in London. | |
| Barrymore, 59, was held at 04:30 GMT on 22 November after a Citroen DS3 hit a kerb in Acton, west London. | Barrymore, 59, was held at 04:30 GMT on 22 November after a Citroen DS3 hit a kerb in Acton, west London. |
| The entertainer - who hosted programmes including Strike It Lucky and My Kind Of People - was fined a total of £780 at Ealing Magistrates' Court. | The entertainer - who hosted programmes including Strike It Lucky and My Kind Of People - was fined a total of £780 at Ealing Magistrates' Court. |
| A charge of being drunk and disorderly was withdrawn at the hearing. | A charge of being drunk and disorderly was withdrawn at the hearing. |
| Barrymore, born Michael Parker, was held after officers on routine patrol noticed damage to the Citroen, at the junction of The Vale and Dordrecht Road. | |
| A small white rock was found in his trouser pocket and Barrymore tested positive for cocaine at a police station. | |
| He was told the fine would have been higher had he not pleaded guilty. | He was told the fine would have been higher had he not pleaded guilty. |