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"Nigella Lawson will not face action by police over her admission of drug use. The TV chef recently confirmed that she took cocaine in the past during her testimony at a fraud trial involving her personal assistants.  Metropolitan Police have stated that after investigating the evidence, a prosecution would not be in the public interest. It added that any action could lead to witnesses declining to give evidence in future trials. Sisters Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo were cleared of defrauding Lawson and her ex-husband Charles Saatchi. During the trial, Lawson stated that she took cocaine with first husband John Diamond after he discovered that he had terminal cancer, and back in July 2010 during her marriage to Saatchi. She also admitted to taking cannabis in the last year of her marriage to Saatchi, but she denied claims that she was an addict.  &amp;quot;There are serious public interest concerns about the message any prosecution would send out to potential witnesses and victims in the future,&amp;quot; the Met said in a statement. &amp;quot;Whilst witnesses clearly cannot simply admit to any offence under oath without consequences, this has to be balanced with the requirement for victims and witnesses to tell the truth. &amp;quot;Further police activity may deter victims from being candid with police and in court for fear of future investigation.&amp;quot; Nigella Lawson currently stars in Channel 4 cooking competition The Taste. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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