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Rock star Pete Doherty walked free from prison today and said he is heading home to Marlborough.
The singer, who has fought a long and public battle with drug addiction,
served just 29 days of a 14-week sentence for breaching his probation.
He left Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London at around 7.10am this
morning.
Dressed in a suit and tie, he told the waiting media he was pleased to
be out and was looking forward to having a rum and coke and spending
some time with his pet cats.
Doherty was engulfed by a media scrum as he left the imposing Victorian
prison.
Smoking a cigarette the tousled-haired singer borrowed a reporter's
phone to call for somebody to come and pick him up.
He described prison life as "a lot of gangsters and Radio 4" and showed
the waiting media a certificate confirming that he had passed a drugs
test while inside.
Asked if he had taken any drugs whilst inside the prison, he replied:
"Well, I knew it was going to be a bit rough to start with, with the
overcrowding and the medical facilities although they do their best -
they are good, they can't really cater for the average junkie..."
His release caused such a stir with passing motorists that a bus and a
lorry shunted into each other outside the prison causing a long traffic
jam.
As he walked through the prison's exit Doherty said: "Thank you Mrs
Thatcher for putting me in the company of the most dangerous criminals
in the country."
He said he had kept a journal while inside and showed the waiting press
doodles and sketches he had penned in his cell.
Doherty used his release to tell the media that one of the people he had
met inside prison was innocent and had been jailed for a crime that
someone else had confessed to.
He said he would now be returning to Marlborough and was
looking forward to having a rum and coke and seeing his pet cats.
He was then pursued by the press down the main road outside the prison
before being finally picked up in a friend's car.
8:23am Tuesday 6th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: mjh, UK on 11:47am Tue 6 May 08
Typical lefty, still blaming Thatcher for everything. I guess it's Mrs T who puts those needles in your arms is it?
It's probably Maggie that makes you late for your court appearances too isn't it??
Take some responsibility for your own actions, you silly silly little boy.
Typical lefty, still blaming Thatcher for everything. I guess it's Mrs T who puts those needles in your arms is it?
It's probably Maggie that makes you late for your court appearances too isn't it??
Take some responsibility for your own actions, you silly silly little boy.
Posted by: wayne sandford, canada on 2:52pm Tue 6 May 08
Fair play Pete, you gave the media the your time and didnt act like a pumped up silly little tart like any other celeb being rushed off in a limo.
And by the way he is only blaming Maggie because he is so stoned he probably still thinks she is prime minister
Fair play Pete, you gave the media the your time and didnt act like a pumped up silly little tart like any other celeb being rushed off in a limo.
And by the way he is only blaming Maggie because he is so stoned he probably still thinks she is prime minister
Posted by: rodriguez, SN14 on 6:09pm Tue 6 May 08
Long Live the Doherty!
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