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Nigella Lawson’s former assistants, Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo were acquitted of defrauding Lawson and her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi. The domestic diva called the trial a ‘ridiculous sideshow’ after the verdict. The ladies were accused of stealing over a million dollars from the couple during their employment with the couple and were accused of purchasing luxury items for themselves with a cfedit given to them to purchase items for the family. Lawson said the trial was a “ridiculous sideshow of false allegations of drug use” and the case was more about damaging her than the “the actual criminal trial.”
Nigella later added, “When false claims about habitual drug use were introduced, I did everything possible to ensure the CPS was aware of the sustained background campaign deliberately designed to destroy my reputation. During the trial, not one witness claimed to see me take drugs, and not one of my three assistants was asked about these claims by the defense, despite being cross-examined at length. I did my civic duty, only to be maliciously vilified without the right to respond.”
Via ExtraTV
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