Andrew O’Keefe is arrested: ex-Deal or No Deal presenter spends the night in a police cell after being accused of breaking a restraining order
- O’Keefe, 51, arrested at 11:30 p.m. Saturday
- Ex-Deal or No Deal presenter spent a night in a police cell
Fallen TV presenter Andrew O’Keefe spent the night in a police cell after allegedly breaking a restraining order.
The embattled star, 51, was arrested at around 11:30pm Saturday at a unit on Longworth Avenue in Point Piper, Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
The police will claim that he violated the terms of an arrest warrant.
O’Keefe (pictured outside court in February) was arrested at a unit on Longworth Avenue in Point Piper, Sydney’s eastern suburbs
O’Keefe first became a household name while hosting Deal or No Deal (pictured)
O’Keefe was taken to Waverley Police Station and charged with one charge of breaching a restraining order for violence: domestic violence.
He was denied bail to appear before Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday.
O’Keefe has been in and out of court in recent years amid a very public battle against drug addiction.
He also spent four months behind bars on remand after being charged with assaulting another woman in a Kent Street apartment in January last year.
O’Keefe became a household name as the host of Deal or No Deal, before becoming a regular on a number of Channel 7 programs including Weekend Sunrise.
He also presented the Channel 7 quiz show, The Chase, before his contract expired.