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Pete Doherty has claimed that he is being blackmailed by an 'old friend' for private footage from his time with Kate Moss.
The Babyshambles star and former Libertine dated the supermodel from 2005 until 2007, after a series of well-publicised fights over Doherty's battle with drug use.
Now, writing on his Albion Rooms blog, Doherty spoke out about becoming the victim of blackmail.
"Must get back to blighty (Britain) forthwith," he wrote. "Must find necessary funds to pay off... and retrieve all the footage he has of days at Kate's house years ago. The shame of having to pay-off a friend is not as great as the shame of having the tabloids get hold of any private stuff. It's the one thing remaining that retains me any worth in their smutty eyes.
"Terrible feeling. Curious too to know what he has after all these years of winding me up, baiting me with said 'ticker-tape tapes'."
Doherty added: "Trust me, its the only way to get the matter dealt with. Pulling off the dusty, hazardous by-way short of the extreme tactic of ...‘gulp’ – the last available option... last exit to Tickletown etc."
Babyshambles released their latest album, Sequel To The Prequel, last month.
Tickets for their upcoming tour are available now - dates are below. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
October
10th - Sheffield Leadmill
11th – Hatfield, The Forum Hertfordshire
12th - Leamington Spa Assembly
14th – Birmingham, O2 Academy
15th – Leicester, O2 Academy
17th - Cambridge Junction
18th - Folkestone Leas Cliff
20th - Exeter Great Hall
21st – Bournemouth, O2 Academy
Below: the most disastrous gigs of Pete Doherty's career
