Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson convicted of drug possession

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The defense denied that the actor smoked crack in the establishment’s bathroom.

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“You will recognize the defendant from a very intense role he played in a recent television show. “He is often recognized and does his best to please the fans of the series, often getting into character,” explained lawyer Moira MacFarlane, defense of Paul Anderson, once the actor was convicted of drug possession last year. Thursday, January 25.

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What happened to Paul Anderson from Peaky Blinders?

The events occurred in December 2023 in a pub northeast of London. He was with a young man and a 17-month-old baby when a customer who was in the commercial establishment complained about the smell of smoke coming from the bathroom. The owner called the police and Anderson was found in altered states of consciousness near the cubicle. Once he was taken to the police station by authorities, they found that he possessed crack, cocaine, amphetamines and two prescription drugs, diazepam and pregabalin. In the toxicology test he tested positive for cocaine and opiates.

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At trial he pleaded guilty to four drug charges. The fine is worth 1,345 pounds sterling, which in Colombian pesos would be a total of six million six hundred. However, the defense denied that the actor had used crack and stated that he “tried to play his part for these people. And because of the lifestyle he leads, people often give him incentives, so he found himself in an unfortunate situation and should have had the strength to say no.”

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Peaky Blinders: the movie

Although the last episode of the iconic Netflix series aired on April 3, 2022, the creator, Steven Knight, confirmed the making of a film about the series, not as a continuation, but as a spin-off that It will begin filming in 2024. But what happened to Anderson could change the course of history.

The British newspaper, Daily Mail, interviewed a source close to the production who stated that this could lead to changes in the casting or the frequency of the actor’s appearance. “Writer Steven Knight is still writing the script, but this will create huge problems, as it will be very difficult to have a Peaky Blinders movie without such a pivotal character, and it will be difficult for him to reprise the role as if nothing had happened.”