Caroline Flack 's ex-fiancé Andrew Brady has pleaded guilty to harassment after he accused a journalist of being a murderer and a sex offender, a court has heard.
The former Apprentice star pleaded guilty to harassing a journalist at Sheffield Crown Court yesterday, writes The Mirror.The 31-year-old is currently being held on remand ahead of sentencing on Friday.Andrew - who was briefly engaged to the late Caroline Flack - had been set to stand trial in June over more serious allegations of putting Dan Wootton, the former executive editor of The Sun newspaper, in fear of violence.But yesterday prosecutors accepted his guilty pleas to the alternative count of harassment during a brief hearing.The court heard how The Celebrity Big Brother star used social media to send threats and abuse to Mr Wootton, who now works for GB News.Brady accused him of being a sex offender and murderer and said he had evidence of this, it was heard.He was also accused of inviting his social media followers to assist in his 'crusade' and said in an Instagram post he 'felt like getting rid of Mr Wootton once and for all'.Brady admitted saying that 'matters should be settled by violence' and sending voice notes to Mr Wootton threatening to use violence when police were not around.The court heard Brady 'stated his intention to end Mr Wootton's career'.His Honour Judge Jeremy Richardson QC, The Recorder of Sheffield, told him: “I am pleased that this case has at last been resolved.
You will be sentenced on Friday.“The desire for everybody in this case – including myself – is for you to stop doing what you did.If, like us, you love a good dose of celebrity gossip then we've got you covered.From Lorraine Kelly and Janey Godley to Gordon Ramsay and
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