Pete Doherty ordered to pay up for smashed camera

25 July 2008 

Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY has been ordered to pay more than $1,800 (£900) to a British paparazzo for smashing up her camera.
 
The Babyshambles frontman appeared at Yeovil Magistrates' Court in Somerset, England on Thursday (24Jul08) to answer a charge of criminal damage following the August 2007 run-in with Catherine Mead.
 
Magistrates heard how the 29-year-old singer lost his temper with the snapper after inviting her and her colleague to introduce themselves.
 
The incident, which saw Doherty grab Mead's camera and break the lens, took place while the star was enjoying a family day out - just one day before he returned to rehab to fight his drug addictions.
 
He pleaded guilty to the charge, and magistrates ruled he must pay $1,836.54 (£918.27) to compensate Mead, as well as a further $200 (£100) in costs.
 
Doherty's court appearance comes less than a week after Somerset officials issued a warrant for his arrest following two missed court dates in relation to the case. The warrant was withdrawn just hours after it was authorised.