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Nigella Lawson 'using case to explain herself' to media Nigella Lawson 'not proud of drug use'
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TV cook Nigella Lawson has been accused of using a court case as a vehicle to explain herself to the world's media. TV cook Nigella Lawson has told a court she is "not proud" of having used drugs.
She denied the allegation, saying: "I felt that I would be put on trial." She told Isleworth Crown Court: "I would rather be honest and ashamed... not bullied with lies."
The 53-year-old, who admitted in court to taking cocaine, said she was "not proud" of her drug use but would rather be "honest" than "bullied with lies". On Wednesday the 53-year-old admitted to taking cocaine while she was living with her late husband, John Diamond, and her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi.
Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo deny committing fraud by abusing their positions by using a company credit card for personal gain. Her personal assistants, Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo, deny accusations that they committed fraud.
Ms Lawson told Isleworth Crown Court that she did not want to attend the hearing at all because she had been "menaced". 'Using case'
Replying to a defence barrister cross-examining her, she said she was not a drug addict or habitual user. They are accused of abusing their positions by using a company credit card for personal gain.
'Tell the truth' Ms Lawson, responding to claims from the defence that she was not honest about her drug use, said: "No-one really wants their errors having the spotlight put on them.
She said: "I would rather be honest and ashamed... not bullied with lies."
On the first day of her evidence on Wednesday, Ms Lawson said she took cocaine with her late husband John Diamond on six occasions, after he found out his cancer was terminal.
She said she took it again in July 2010, after she felt she had been "subjected to intimate terrorism" by her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi.
Responding to claims from the defence that she was not honest about her drug use, she said: "No one really wants their errors having the spotlight put on them.
"When I needed to tell the truth, I told the truth.""When I needed to tell the truth, I told the truth."
Appearing on Thursday, Ms Lawson was accused of using the court case as a vehicle to explain herself to the world's media.
'Put on trial'
She denied the allegation, saying she did not want to attend the hearing at all because she had been "menaced".
"I felt that I would be put on trial," she said.
Replying to a defence barrister cross-examining her, she said she was not a drug addict or habitual user.
Earlier, Ms Lawson said she took cocaine with her late husband six times after he found out his cancer was terminal.
She said she took it again in July 2010 after she felt she had been "subjected to intimate terrorism" by Mr Saatchi. She also admitted to smoking cannabis in the last year of her marriage to Mr Saatchi.