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| Justin Lee Collins 'pushed girlfriend into traffic' | Justin Lee Collins 'pushed girlfriend into traffic' |
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| TV presenter Justin Lee Collins pushed his girlfriend in front of traffic after a drinking session with his co-star Alan Carr, a court has heard. | TV presenter Justin Lee Collins pushed his girlfriend in front of traffic after a drinking session with his co-star Alan Carr, a court has heard. |
| Anna Larke, 38, told jurors at St Albans Crown Court it was part of the abuse she suffered during her nine-month relationship with Mr Collins. | Anna Larke, 38, told jurors at St Albans Crown Court it was part of the abuse she suffered during her nine-month relationship with Mr Collins. |
| Ms Larke, of Pirton, Hertfordshire, said Mr Collins was drunk at the time of the alleged incident. | |
| The comedian denies a charge of harassment, causing fear of violence. | The comedian denies a charge of harassment, causing fear of violence. |
| Giving evidence from behind a curtain, Ms Larke spoke of her night out with Mr Collins and Mr Carr. | |
| "Justin shoved me in the back and pushed me into the traffic," she said. | |
| "He was drunk. I was lucky a man stepped in to save me." | |
| Asked by Sonia Woodley QC, for Mr Collins, if Mr Carr could confirm her story, she replied: "Alan was drunk as well." | |
| The jury of nine women and three men has heard that Mr Collins, 38, who has been appearing in the West End hit Rock of Ages, used a notebook to list every sexual experience Ms Larke had with every one of her previous lovers. | |
| He is alleged to have "controlled" Ms Larke by forcing her to close her Facebook, Twitter and email accounts, once he had read all the messages. |