Justin Lee Collins has apologised for his ''disgusting behaviour'' towards ex-girlfriend Anna Larke. The 39-year-old former TV personality was convicted of harassing his ex-girlfriend and sentenced to 140 hours of unpaid work 17 months ago after a court was played a recording on an argument between the pair in which he refers to Anna as a ''f*****g slag'' and ''dirty, vile whore'', and he's now spoken out to take responsibility for his actions. He said: ''I will regret what I said for the rest of my life. It was irrational, bizarre and disgusting. I've tried to make sense of it but I...
- 2/28/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
The family of Justin Lee Collins' ex-girlfriend have reportedly begun a petition calling for him to be banned from appearing on Celebrity Big Brother. Collins, who was convicted of assaulting former partner Anna Larke in October this year, is rumoured to have been offered £100,000 to be part of the lineup for Channel 5's next series of the reality TV show. According to The Sun, Larke's brother Alex said of Collins's rumoured participation: "It's disgusting that Channel 5 have selected him because of his conviction to boost their flagging ratings for Big Brother. "They are essentially rewarding him for his abhorrent behaviour with the offer of £100,000 to appear in the house. Justin Lee Collins is a convicted domestic abuser and a bully who put my sister through a sustained campaign of emotional (more)...
- 12/14/2012
- by By Frances Taylor
- Digital Spy
Disgraced TV presenter Justin Lee Collins has allegedly been approached by Channel 5 to take part in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother. Lee Collins was found guilty of harassment of his ex-girlfriend Anna Larke after a two-week trial in October. The former Friday Night Project host has insisted that he will "never accept" the allegations that he is a violent abuser, despite being sentenced to 140 hours of community service by a jury at St Albans Crown Court. According to The Mirror, Big Brother producers are happy to have him on the show because he has completed his community service and they believe it will give viewers the chance to make up their own minds about whether he has changed. (more)...
- 12/7/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins has been spotted doing his community service. The 38-year-old comedian was caught by The Sun at a Big Yellow storage warehouse in Bromley, South London as he carried out the work. Last month, Collins was convicted for harassing his ex-girlfriend Anna Larke at St Albans Crown Court. He was sentenced to complete 140 hours of community service, after a jury found him guilty of harassment causing (more)...
- 11/16/2012
- by By Frances Taylor
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins's ex-girlfriend Anna Larke has spoken out about the abuse she suffered during her relationship with the comic. Collins was found guilty of harassment causing fear of violence earlier this month, though he later denied being a violent abuser. Speaking to Now magazine, Larke said that Collins was "funny and charming" when they first got together in 2006, despite him being married to another woman at the time. Larke added that Collins's behaviour was "controlling even at that early stage" adding that he would "order me to send him indecent pictures of myself" and question her on which famous men she fancied. After Collins's affair with another woman was exposed, the couple split in 2008, but they got back together in 2010. Larke claims that Collins was "physically abusive" when they went away to Miami, (more)...
- 10/22/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins's ex-girlfriend Anna Larke has spoken out following his conviction for harassing her. The former PR worker told The Mirror that the TV presenter began controlling every aspect of her life within weeks of moving into his West London home in January 2011. Collins apparently stopped her contacting friends and family, insisted she faced him while she was sleeping and forced her to change her appearance. "I wasn't allowed to have an opinion or do anything he wasn't happy about. The merest thing I did could upset him and then he would go into rages. I wasn't allowed to even look at another man in the street," she said. "In one of his rages which I taped on my phone he yelled at me, 'When you are out with me you look at the ground, the tree, any inanimate object, but not any other human being, you slag'.
- 10/13/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins has released a statement insisting that he will "never accept" the allegation that he is a violent abuser. The presenter was found guilty of the harassment of his ex-girlfriend Anna Larke yesterday (October 9) following a two-week trial. He was sentenced to 140 hours of community service after the jury at St Albans Crown Court heard how he had physically and emotionally abused her. Collins was alleged to have kept a notebook detailing Larke's sexual history and pushed her into oncoming traffic. He claimed Larke had tried to blackmail him for £20,000, which she denied. "I deeply regret the distress and anguish I have caused by my behaviour in what was a very troubled and difficult relationship (more)...
- 10/10/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins was found guilty today of harassing his ex-girlfriend Anna Larke. The comedian has been sentenced to 140 hours of community service, but many are suggesting that his career cannot recover from the incident. Many stars of stage, screen, TV and music have been convicted of various crimes over the years, from Mark Wahlberg's violent youth and Winona Ryder's shoplifting to Naomi Campbell and Chris Brown's (more)...
- 10/9/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins's ex-girlfriend Anna Larke has given an official statement on her former partner's conviction for harassment. The TV presenter was found guilty today (October 9) of harassment causing fear of violence between January and July 2011, when the couple were together. "We are absolutely ecstatic with the verdict and are relieved the jury were able to see through the lies of an abuser," the statement from Anna and her brother Alex read. "We will not rest on our laurels in the wake of this good news and intend to go out into the world and use this experience to empower women to stand up to domestic abuse." It continued: (more)...
- 10/9/2012
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins has been found guilty of harassment of his ex-girlfriend Anna Larke. After three days of deliberations, Collins was convicted at St Albans Crown Court today (October 9) of harassment causing fear of violence between January and July 2011. The 38-year-old TV presenter has been sentenced to 140 hours of community service. Collins's agent said: "Given the verdict, we will not be putting out a statement at this time." Collins had denied the charge during the trial, where the jury was told that he had kept a notebook record of Larke's sexual history that he used against (more)...
- 10/9/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins was so desperate to escape his relationship with the woman he is accused of harassing that he threatened to commit suicide, a court has heard. The comedian claimed that he called ex-girlfriend Anna Larke from near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and threatened to throw himself off unless their affair ended. According to The Telegraph, Collins told the court that he wanted to distance himself from his "unstable" partner to deal with the breakdown of his marriage. "She didn't want to hear that I was trying to end it, it wasn't what Anna wanted to hear," he is quoted as saying. "I said, 'Look, I'm standing right next to Clifton Suspension Bridge and I feel like throwing myself off it'. "I didn't do it, I had no intention of doing so, (more)...
- 10/3/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins allegedly pushed his ex-girlfriend into the path of oncoming traffic, a court has heard. The comedian has been accused by former partner Anna Larke of abusing her during their nine-month relationship. Larke told jurors at St Albans Crown Court that the incident occurred after they were out drinking with his former co-star Alan Carr. "Justin shoved me in the back and pushed me into the traffic," she claimed. "He was drunk. I was lucky a man stepped in to save me." When asked if Alan Carr would be able to confirm (more)...
- 9/27/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins has been accused in court of harassing his ex-girlfriend Anna Larke during their nine-month relationship. Prosecutor Peter Shaw at St Albans Crown Court today told the jury that Collins, 38, had made Larke chronicle every sexual experience of her life for a notebook he kept. It is alleged that Collins made Clarke close her email, Facebook and Twitter accounts and also throw away her DVD collection because she found some of the men in the films attractive. Shaw told the court: "The main part of that relationship was characterised by this defendant exerting control over her, verbally abusing her and physically assaulting her.'' Collins is alleged to have compiled a "dossier" on Larke in a notebook. "The purpose of the notebook was to list every sexual experience with every one of Ms Larke's previous lovers or partners," (more)...
- 9/26/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins reportedly banned his ex-girlfriend from Facebook among other actions of jealousy during their relationship, prosecutors claimed ahead of a crown court trial. The comedian will stand trial in September accused of harassing his former partner Anna Larke last year. Prosecutors claimed at yesterday's (April 2) plea and case management hearing at St Albans Crown Court that Collins had forced his former partner to sleep facing him in bed and threw away DVDs starring actors that she found attractive. The prosecution has also claimed that Collins made Larke close her Facebook, Twitter and email accounts. He is also alleged to have slapped her on at least (more)...
- 4/3/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins is to go on trial accused of harassing his ex-girlfriend, it has been confirmed. The Friday Night Project presenter and comedian pleaded not guilty to the charge at St Albans Crown Court, meaning he will now face trial on September 24. Collins is accused of causing former girlfriend Anna Larke a "fear of violence" between January 11 and August 1 last year. The 37-year-old was arrested (more)...
- 4/2/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Justin Lee Collins has been charged with harassment following allegations made by an ex-girlfriend. The comedian was arrested in October and questioned by police yesterday (December 13) over a complaint made by former partner Anna Larke. Officers say that the charge relates to "causing fear that violence will be used". "Justin denies the charge that has been brought against him. He is shocked and upset by it," a spokesperson told The Mirror. "He is unable to comment on the circumstances (more)...
- 12/14/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
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