British TV chef Nigella Lawson faces drugs probe
Claims that the self-styled Domestic Goddess was a habitual cocaine and cannabis user emerged during the trial of two personal assistants who were cleared Friday of defrauding Lawson and her ex-husband, the millionaire art collector Charles Saatchi.
British police are reviewing evidence that celebrity chef Nigella Lawson took cocaine, they said yesterday.
Claims that the self-styled Domestic Goddess was a habitual cocaine and cannabis user emerged during the trial of two personal assistants who were cleared Friday of defrauding Lawson and her ex-husband, the millionaire art collector Charles Saatchi.
Lawson, 53, insisted during the trial that she was not addicted to drugs and had only used cocaine and cannabis occasionally in the past.
London’s Metropolitan Police said after the verdict that they would not be investigating the drug claims.
But on Sunday the force said a team of specialist officers would be reviewing the evidence, though there is “no imminent prospect” of Lawson being prosecuted.