Channel 7 star Andrew O’Keefe appears in court after reportedly testing positive for meth use
Troubled TV star Andrew O’Keefe appears in court after reportedly testing positive for meth use
Former television personality Andrew O’Keefe has faced a court in Sydney for allegedly testing positive for methamphetamine after a roadside breath test.
Mr O’Keefe, 51, was apprehended by NSW Police on January 20 this year in his car on Wunulla Road in Point Piper in Sydney’s posh eastern suburbs.
He underwent a random roadside breath test before being taken to Waverley Police Station where he was given a secondary oral fluid test and had his driver’s license suspended.
Andrew O’Keefe, 51, was apprehended by NSW Police in Point Piper on January 20 earlier this year in his car.
During a 17-year career with Seven, O’Keefe hosted Weekend Sunrise and game shows The Chase Australia and Deal or No Deal
Arrested at his home in Vaucluse around 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, he was charged with driving a vehicle with an illegal drug in his blood and violating his bail conditions.
The police will argue in court that the secondary test was positive for methamphetamine.
He appeared in Waverley District Court on Tuesday.
The former Deal or No Deal host was granted bail on the condition that he undergo drug and alcohol testing, refrain from taking alcohol or over-the-counter drugs, and receive treatment from a psychologist or psychiatrist.
He will next appear before the Downing Center Local Court in Sydney on May 2.
In February this year, unrelated charges related to allegations that Mr O’Keefe had strangled a woman without her consent were dropped.
He is also due to appear in court in November, where he will contest a series of unrelated charges, including two counts of common assault, assault resulting in actual bodily harm, two counts of possession of a banned drug and two counts of trespassing. of an AVO.
For 17 years O’Keefe appeared as the face of many programs on Channel 7, including Weekend Sunrise and Deal or No Deal.
He was a member of the National Council for the Prevention of Violence Against Women and in 2005 chaired the National Leadership Group of the well-known White Ribbon Australia organization dedicated to the cause.
He has not played any role in White Ribbon Australia since it was bought out of liquidation in 2020.
In 2017, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his charitable work and television achievements.