Nigella Lawson attacked by husband

[JonRB]

northandy said:

I had wondered if that was next, the FD has a lot of questions to answer, and possibly a large bill for Saatchi to pay.

I think it's a fair move.

The drugs prosecution is a non-starter, as we've already discussed, but there is a very clear question as to whether tax and National Insurance was paid on a Benefit in Kind. Nobody has denied that the money was given to the sisters, and they have been cleared of fraud / embezzlement. It's perfectly reasonable for HMRC to then enquire that, if it was indeed a 'gift' or 'perk', whether tax was fully paid on it. Very much clear cut, unlike the drugs allegation.

[carinaman]

The Telegraph website said:

Michele Grillo was one of 10 people arrested by Italian police on accusations of involvement in protection rackets and having links to the notorious Ndrangheta mafia, which is based in Calabria, where he originally comes from.

It was revealed last month that 66-year-old Mr Grillo was jailed for 15 years for his role in the kidnapping of an Italian fashion designer’s sister in the 1980s.

from:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/i...

My thoughts on possibly kidnapping her make me think of the Eddie Izzard 'Cake or death?' inquisition sketch.

[pcvdriver]

eccles said:

cold thursday said:

gpo746 said:

She has given her first interview to promote her new series
St Nigella is she not radiance personified ?

I agree, I particularly like her comment

" since the trial I've been eating a lot of chocolate "

I wonder if that was a euphemism.....?

Possibly she's had the munchies after a good smoking session - if she'd been caning the charlie - she wouldn't hav had much of an appetite

[e21Mark]

turbobloke said:

eccles said:

cold thursday said:

gpo746 said:

She has given her first interview to promote her new series
St Nigella is she not radiance personified ?

I agree, I particularly like her comment

" since the trial I've been eating a lot of chocolate "

I wonder if that was a euphemism.....?

Before anyone can say advocaat she'll be admitting she likes snowballing.

I'm so naive, I had to look that up via google! Put me off my porridge!

[carinaman]

I think it's the correct decision not go after her for the drugs admission.

[anonymous-user]

I agree, though the many H8TRZ on here will be miffed.

[turbobloke]

e21Mark said:

turbobloke said:

eccles said:

cold thursday said:

gpo746 said:

She has given her first interview to promote her new series
St Nigella is she not radiance personified ?

I agree, I particularly like her comment

" since the trial I've been eating a lot of chocolate "

I wonder if that was a euphemism.....?

Before anyone can say advocaat she'll be admitting she likes snowballing.

I'm so naive, I had to look that up via google! Put me off my porridge!

Quakers' oats never did look particularly appetising

[matchmaker]

e21Mark said:

turbobloke said:

eccles said:

cold thursday said:

gpo746 said:

She has given her first interview to promote her new series
St Nigella is she not radiance personified ?

I agree, I particularly like her comment

" since the trial I've been eating a lot of chocolate "

I wonder if that was a euphemism.....?

Before anyone can say advocaat she'll be admitting she likes snowballing.

I'm so naive, I had to look that up via google! Put me off my porridge!

In that case don't look up tarmacing!

[carinaman]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595509/Ni...

[Deisel Weisel]

carinaman said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595509/Ni...

No such problems for Russell Brand? Hopefully she just needs to sign a few forms and cut some red tape and she'll be allowed back in.

[pcvdriver]

matchmaker said:

e21Mark said:

turbobloke said:

eccles said:

cold thursday said:

gpo746 said:

She has given her first interview to promote her new series
St Nigella is she not radiance personified ?

I agree, I particularly like her comment

" since the trial I've been eating a lot of chocolate "

I wonder if that was a euphemism.....?

Before anyone can say advocaat she'll be admitting she likes snowballing.

I'm so naive, I had to look that up via google! Put me off my porridge!

In that case don't look up tarmacing!

Or tea-bagging for that matter.....

[eharding]

Deisel Weisel said:

carinaman said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595509/Ni...

No such problems for Russell Brand? Hopefully she just needs to sign a few forms and cut some red tape and she'll be allowed back in.

If only she could clean up the Google search results by the same method.

Last Christmas I was searching for her scrummy-delish recipe for Gammon in Coca Cola - if you've never tried it, you should - but back then an admittedly lazy search for "Nigella Lawson Coke" returned five pages of Daily Wail links before you got to the recipe. Things have improved since, and at least the recipe is now on the first page.

[FredClogs]

carinaman said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2595509/Ni...

As much as I hate Nigella and quite frankly couldn't give two sts about her it's a bit off of the mail to use that photo as the splash, I mean she almost looks her age!

[dudleybloke]

does that mean we can ban US citizens who have admitted previous drug use from visiting the uk?

barry O admitted to smoking weed so i take it he is persona non gratis here or is it different rules for him?

[kev1974]

Apparently she was let in to the US without issue in January.

I suspect someone has made some calls in order to make her life as awkward as possible ...

[Hackney]

So "confession" is as good as conviction?

[Fittster]

Hackney said:

So "confession" is as good as conviction?

Why the double quotes around the word confession?

[kev1974]

Hackney said:

So "confession" is as good as conviction?

I think the point in this case was that she was under oath at the time she "confessed", so it is assumed to be true

[JonRB]

Fittster said:

Hackney said:

So "confession" is as good as conviction?

Why the double quotes around the word confession?

Because in this context a "confession" under oath to a crime for which you are not under trial is apparently not a confession; legally it is apparently merely a self accusation. The CPS would then need to prove that accusation in a separate trial.

Note: IANAL and I may be wrong here. But that's my understanding.

[10 Pence Short]

The US is entitled to operate whatever rules it chooses when deciding who it allows in.

Of course, it she didn't want to have to confess to drug taking she could have chosen not to give evidence against her former employees, who it appears were mere pawns in a game between two spoiled brats.