Posted on 01/09/2019 6:35:12 AM PST by bgill
A lawyer for Rose McGowan says the actress and activist will plead no contest to a reduced drug charge in Virginia and avoid jail time. Attorney Jim Hundley tells WTOP-FM that the commonwealth agreed to reduce the felony cocaine possession charge to misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, and that prosecutors will recommend she pay a fine. Charging documents say cocaine was found in a wallet McGowan left on a plane last year. McGowan had maintained innocence, suggesting in court papers that the drugs were planted at the behest of producer Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein attorney Ben Brafman called that allegation a "ludicrous claim."
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Just a curiosity, if this were just small bit of cocaine...why would this be all hyped up? Or is this case where she was carrying a fair bit of cocaine and was a distributor?
The cocaine probably was hers — the line about it being planted is BS. Having said that, if it fit into her wallet, it probably was for her personal use and so I’m surprised there was serious talk of putting her in jail over it. That usually does not happen for drug users — they go on probation and are required to go into a diversionary program. That is where someone from Hollywood or their friends in politics who wanted to send McGowan a message might have had some influence in taking a hard line on her case.
Reminds me of the guy they just arrested for drug use. He was caught with 5 drug syringes up his arse.
He claimed they weren't his.
Now there's a novel excuse.
Mind telling us how 5 drug syringes got up your arse if they aren't yours?
I’d laugh if she got it off her friend, Alyssa Milano.
One of the “little people” would not get such a bargain.
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