Lawson hits out at drug allegations

Nigella Lawson has blasted what she claimed was a “ridiculous sideshow of false allegations about drug use” as she told of her disappointment at the not guilty verdicts against two former assistants.

In a statement at the conclusion of the case – which saw two former personal assistants cleared of fraud – she denied claims of habitual drug use and spoke of a “sustained background campaign deliberately designed to destroy my reputation”.