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| Nigella Lawson admits taking cocaine | Nigella Lawson admits taking cocaine |
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| TV cook Nigella Lawson has admitted taking cocaine, but denies having a drug problem or being an addict. | TV cook Nigella Lawson has admitted taking cocaine, but denies having a drug problem or being an addict. |
| She said she had taken the drug twice, first with her late husband John Diamond when he was terminally ill. | She said she had taken the drug twice, first with her late husband John Diamond when he was terminally ill. |
| The second time was in July 2010 when, she said, she was being "subjected to intimate terrorism" by her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi. | The second time was in July 2010 when, she said, she was being "subjected to intimate terrorism" by her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi. |
| She made the admission at the trial at Isleworth Crown Court of her former assistants, who deny fraud. | She made the admission at the trial at Isleworth Crown Court of her former assistants, who deny fraud. |
| Francesca and Elisabetta Grillos' defence claims they were allowed to spend on credit cards by Ms Lawson in return for covering up her drug use. | Francesca and Elisabetta Grillos' defence claims they were allowed to spend on credit cards by Ms Lawson in return for covering up her drug use. |
| Ms Lawson, 53, explained that she took cocaine with Mr Diamond on six occasions, after he found out his cancer was terminal. | |
| "It gave him some escape," she said. | |
| She said she had responsibility for looking after him and the family and earning a living - and that she had spoken to a doctor at the time. | |
| She went on: "There was another time I took cocaine. In July 2010 I was having a very very difficult time. | |
| "I felt subjected to intimate terrorism by Mr Saatchi," adding that she felt "isolated and in fear of... just unhappy". | |
| "A friend of mine offered me some cocaine, I took it," she said. | |
| Ms Lawson said it "completely spooked" her. | |
| She said: "The idea that I am a drug addict, or habitual user of cocaine is absolutely ridiculous." | |
| Ms Lawson said Mr Saatchi "told everyone" he was taking cocaine out of her nose after he was photographed holding her neck at Scotts restaurant. | |
| She claimed the incident was actually sparked when she commented on a person walking by with a baby. | |
| "I said 'I'm so looking forward to having grandchildren'," Ms Lawson told the court. | |
| "He grabbed me by the throat and said 'I'm the only person you should be concerned with'." | |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |