A Penthouse pet and glamour model has been accused of supplying drugs after being caught allegedly driving erratically through Kings Cross while high on methamphetemines.
Burnetta Leila Hampson, 33 – who goes by the stage name Bea Richards – repeatedly and abruptly stopped her car on Macleay Street in the Sydney nightclub district on Monday, forcing cars to bank up behind her, a court heard.
When police intercepted Ms Hampson, she was acting ‘very strangely’, the court was told, the Canberra Times reported
Burnetta Leila Hampson – who goes by the stage name Bea Richards – pictured posing with a Penthouse magazine with herself on the cover
Burnetta Leila Hampson – who goes by the stage name Bea Richards – repeatedly and abruptly stopped her car on Macleay Street in Sydney’s Kings Cross on Monday, a court heard
Ms Hampson, from Paddington in Sydney, appeared in Central Local Court on Tuesday charged with a string of offences including driving under the influence of ice, he report said.
Officers who searched Ms Hampson’s car allegedly found a small resealable bag containing what they thought was methylamphetamine, commonly known in Australia as ice, cash and a bottle containing clear liquid believed by them to be the drug GHB.
Ms Hampson returned a negative breath test but refused to provide the police with urine and blood samples, the court heard
The Sydney model was charged with supplying GHB, drug possession, driving under the influence of ice, refusing to supply blood sample, refuse to supply urine sample and possession of goods suspected of being stolen.
Burnetta Leila Hampson (pictured) was splashed on the front cover of Penthouse in July 2011
Ms Hampson, from Paddington in Sydney, appeared in Central Local Court on Tuesday charged with a string of offences including driving under the influence of ice
Ms Hampson returned a negative breath test but refused to provide the police with urine and blood samples
Ms Hampson requested bail on Tuesday telling the magistrate she would enter a rehab facility for her ice addiction
Ms Hampson indicated she would plead guilty to driving under the influence of ice and possession of ice. She pleaded not guilty to the remaining charges.
She requested bail on Tuesday telling the magistrate she would enter a rehab facility for her ice addiction, which she claims to have suffered with for two years.
Magistrate Carmel Forbes granted Ms Hampson bail on the condition she checked herself in to a rehab facility within 24 hours, reported to police daily and did not drive.
Despite granting her bail, Magistrate Forbes said the Penthouse Pet was ‘spiralling out of control’.
‘This morning she hit rock bottom,’ Magistrate Forbs said.
‘She hit rock bottom in the sense that she’s looking at staying in custody… she is in the throes of a very serious addiction that’s spiralling and has been spiralling out of control.’
Despite granting her bail, Magistrate Forbes said the Penthouse Pet was ‘spiralling out of control’
Magistrate Carmel Forbes granted Ms Hampson bail on the condition she checked herself in to a rehab facility within 24 hours, reported to police daily and did not drive
In online profiles, Ms Hampson describes herself as an actor, model, photographer and film and stage crew
Ms Hampson previously admitted she was a ‘bad driver’.
‘I’m a bad enough driver as it is without other d***heads losing points I don’t have for speeding,’ she said.
In online profiles, Ms Hampson describes herself as an actor, model, photographer and film and stage crew.
‘I have a beautiful life with amazing people and am very passionate about acting and modelling. I have extensive experience in both my favourite being glamour and film,’ she said.
The 33-year-old model first posed for Penthouse in 2010, and appeared on the front cover in 2011.
Ms Hampson’s on-screen roles include the Nude Twin in Balls of Steel Australia Season 2 in 2012, and Kelly in X Film in 2011.
Ms Hampson’s on-screen roles include the Nude Twin in Balls of Steel Australia Season 2 in 2012, and Kelly in X Film in 2011
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