Driving ban

UK NEWS: SOAP ACTOR TRIES TO AVOID DRIVING BAN AND TRAVELLING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY DETAILING THE ‘PRESSURES OF HIS FAME’ (HAHAHAHAHAHA!)

Emmerdale actor and E-lister Tarik Makarem who plays factory boss Nikhil Sharma in the soap told Dewsbury Magistrates Court that a ban would ‘damage the believabilitys’ of his character. He then added, “A person who has a profession like mine, when they are put into public transport or public places, have a media persona that presents a number of difficult challenges. “It has a dramatic effect health-wise I would say.” Makarem who already had nine points on his licence when he was caught doing []

UK NEWS: SINGER LISA MAFFIA CRIES IN COURT

Via The Daily Mirror Pop star Lisa Maffia broke down in court yesterday as she was banned and fined for drink-driving. The former member of rap group So Solid Crew, which had a No1 hit with 21 Seconds in 2001, was pulled over in her Mercedes on her way home from a club. The singer and TV presenter cried as West London magistrates heard she had drunk two glasses of champagne at a friend’s birthday party in Kensington before getting into her []