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04/12/2013
The celebrity chef is at Isleworth Crown Court where two of the former couple's assistants – Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo – face fraud charges.
It was claimed last month that the sisters were allowed to use the credit cards for personal use in exchange for keeping Lawson's drug use a secret.
However, the 53-year-old has hit out at the "false" allegations, saying her former partner, Charles Saatchi, threatened to "destroy" her if she did not "clear his name".
Initially reluctant to give evidence, Ms Lawson told the court: "I have been put on trial here where I am called to answer, and glad to answer the allegations, and the world's press, and it comes after a long summer of bullying and abuse.
"I find it's another chapter in that."
She added: "He had said to me if I didn't get back to him and clear his name he would destroy me."
Commenting on the "awful incident at Scotts", Lawson said it was after this, that the "false" allegations emerged on a "PR blog". She said the allegations were "dedicated to salvaging Mr Saatchi's reputation and destroying mine".
In June, photographs emerged of Saatchi grasping this then-wife by the neck outside Scott's restaurant in Mayfair, London. At the time, the art dealer, 70, described the incident as a "playful tiff", but later accepted a police caution for assault. The following month, the couple divorced, bringing their 10-year marriage to an end.
The case of the Grillo sisters continues.
(JP/IT)
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Nigella Lawson Hits Out At Ex
Nigella Lawson has appeared in court and dismissed allegations by her ex-husband that she has taken drugs.The celebrity chef is at Isleworth Crown Court where two of the former couple's assistants – Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo – face fraud charges.
It was claimed last month that the sisters were allowed to use the credit cards for personal use in exchange for keeping Lawson's drug use a secret.
However, the 53-year-old has hit out at the "false" allegations, saying her former partner, Charles Saatchi, threatened to "destroy" her if she did not "clear his name".
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Initially reluctant to give evidence, Ms Lawson told the court: "I have been put on trial here where I am called to answer, and glad to answer the allegations, and the world's press, and it comes after a long summer of bullying and abuse.
"I find it's another chapter in that."
She added: "He had said to me if I didn't get back to him and clear his name he would destroy me."
Commenting on the "awful incident at Scotts", Lawson said it was after this, that the "false" allegations emerged on a "PR blog". She said the allegations were "dedicated to salvaging Mr Saatchi's reputation and destroying mine".
In June, photographs emerged of Saatchi grasping this then-wife by the neck outside Scott's restaurant in Mayfair, London. At the time, the art dealer, 70, described the incident as a "playful tiff", but later accepted a police caution for assault. The following month, the couple divorced, bringing their 10-year marriage to an end.
The case of the Grillo sisters continues.
(JP/IT)
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