Kate Moss Snorts Up Cocaine Charges

Kate Moss has been cleared of drug charges. The Crown Prosecution Services ruled that there’s no “realistic prospect of conviction”. Pictures published in the Daily Mirror, taken from fuzzy video footage in September, showed Moss snorting a white, cocainey substance. Director of ‘serious casework’ Rene Barclay suggested the substance could indeed be cocaine, but it could also be ground ecstasy pills or amphetamines. Due to the poor quality of the footage, which was taken in a recording studio in London, it’s impossible to tell. Barclay concluded:

“in the absence of any forensic evidence or direct eyewitness evidence about the substance in question, its precise nature could not be established… To obtain a conviction, case law establishes that the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt the legal category to which the substance being used belonged”. As amphetamines are a Class B drug and Cocaine/Ecstasy a Class A drug, Moss cannot be convicted.

The fashion industry take a hard line on cocaine and there was a great deal of teeth gnashing and nostril flaring when the pictures were first published. Now the charges have been dropped Moss can breathe easy again, but she's probably still got a nasty taste dripping down the back of her throat. Maybe she could line-up a big celebratory party with all her Class A-list friends. "Hello Sienna? Hold on there's someone on the other line..."