Former Buzzcocks host Mark Lamarr charged with assault and false imprisonment
The 51-year-old will appear before magistrates next month
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The former host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks Mark Lamarr has been charged with common assault and false imprisonment.
The 51-year-old comedian will appear before magistrates in Uxbridge on 2 October, London’s Metropolitan Police said.
He was charged in London on 1 September and released on conditional bail.
Lamarr – born Mark Jones – became famous in the Nineties for presenting shows such as The Big Breakfast and The Word. He hosted Nevermind The Buzzcocks between 1996 and 2005 and was a regular on Shooting Stars.
He was also a big star on Radio 2, presenting a late night show and specialist music series Shake, Rattle and Roll for 12 years, leaving in 2010.
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