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| Comic Hurst fined for phone smash | Comic Hurst fined for phone smash |
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| Comedian Lee Hurst has been fined for smashing a mobile phone belonging to an audience member during a stand-up gig. | Comedian Lee Hurst has been fined for smashing a mobile phone belonging to an audience member during a stand-up gig. |
| Hurst, 46, who lives in Limehouse, east London, admitted a charge of criminal damage at Guildford Magistrates' Court. | Hurst, 46, who lives in Limehouse, east London, admitted a charge of criminal damage at Guildford Magistrates' Court. |
| He said he initially denied committing the offence on 3 September because the prosecution had the wrong date. | |
| Mr Hurst said he had broken the handset at The Stoke pub in Guildford, Surrey because he was angry that someone might be stealing his material. | |
| The comedian said mobile phone footage often ended up on internet sites such as You Tube. | The comedian said mobile phone footage often ended up on internet sites such as You Tube. |
| 'Prosecution mistakes' | 'Prosecution mistakes' |
| Hurst also accused writers of recording his material so they could copy his jokes and sell them to television shows. | Hurst also accused writers of recording his material so they could copy his jokes and sell them to television shows. |
| He told Guildford Magistrates Court the prosecution had made mistakes because of its haste to bring the case against a celebrity. | He told Guildford Magistrates Court the prosecution had made mistakes because of its haste to bring the case against a celebrity. |
| Once the date was corrected, Hurst said: "I plead guilty. I was never going to lie." | Once the date was corrected, Hurst said: "I plead guilty. I was never going to lie." |
| They also got his date of birth wrong - putting 1952 instead of 1962, causing the comedian to joke "I've already done ten years". | They also got his date of birth wrong - putting 1952 instead of 1962, causing the comedian to joke "I've already done ten years". |
| The former star of TV quiz They Think It's All Over was fined £60, and ordered to pay compensation of £80 and £87 costs. | The former star of TV quiz They Think It's All Over was fined £60, and ordered to pay compensation of £80 and £87 costs. |