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Tulisa Contostavlos charged with drink-driving after 'crashing Ferrari'

The alleged crash happened outside a north London tube station last year

Wednesday 30 March 2016 09:15 BST
Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa Contostavlos (Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

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Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been charged with drink-driving after allegedly crashing a Ferrari.

The 27-year-old singer has also been charged with dangerous driving over the incident outside Southgate Tube station in north London on September 10 last year.

At the time, it was reported that the star was arrested following an alleged collision between a Ferrari and a Saab shortly before midnight.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed Tulisa, of Enfield, was charged on Monday March 7.

He said: “A woman has been charged with driving offences following a collision on 10 September 2015 outside Southgate Underground station.

”She was bailed to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Monday, 4 April."

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