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Celebrity drugs trial collapses after judge accuses Murdoch journalist of perjury
Judge Alistair McCreath told Southwark Crown Court he believed prosecution witness Mazher Mahmood had lied to the court.
Mr Mahmood claimed that Ms Contostavlos had put him in touch with her rapper friend Mike GLC to supply him with Class A drugs.
The former X Factor judge had denied the allegations.
The judge told the jury the case "cannot go any further" because there were "strong grounds to believe" that Mr Mahmood had "lied" at a hearing before the trial started.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28403821
Mr Mahmood claimed that Ms Contostavlos had put him in touch with her rapper friend Mike GLC to supply him with Class A drugs.
The former X Factor judge had denied the allegations.
The judge told the jury the case "cannot go any further" because there were "strong grounds to believe" that Mr Mahmood had "lied" at a hearing before the trial started.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28403821
Another triumph for Murdoch's commitment to responsible journalism.
