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Not long ago, it became known that rock legend Bruce Springsteen (71) had been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Celebrity website TMZ quoted police as saying the 71-year-old was arrested on November 14 last year in his New Jersey hometown, where he was charged with driving under the influence, negligent driving, and consuming alcohol. in a closed area.
– Smelled strongly of alcohol
According to TMZ, this was the first time the star had been arrested, and Springsteen is said to have cooperated with police during the arrest.
Admitted criminal guilt
Today, Springsteen was in a virtual hearing in a New Jersey court with his attorney Mitchell J. Ansell. The hearing was held on Zoom with Judge Anthony R. Mautone.
Reports Fox News.
In court, Springsteen pleaded guilty to drinking alcohol in a national park. Additionally, it appears that the federal court dropped two of the charges against Springsteen. The charges concerned driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.
ALCOHOL INTAKE GRANTED: Bruce Springsteen pleaded guilty to drinking alcohol in a national park. Photo: Angela Weiss / AFP / NTB
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It was decided that he would escape with a fine. Therefore, Springsteen will have to pay $ 500 and a surcharge of $ 40. This corresponds to a sum of around 4,550 NOK.
“I am not going to impose anything but a fine because I think it is appropriate for this case,” the judge said, according to Fox News.
So far, neither Springsteen nor his attorney have commented.
– I was crushed from 60 to 62
– Smelled strongly of alcohol
Shortly after the indictment became known, NBC News gained access to documents explaining the park ranger RL Hayes, who knew Springsteen before he was arrested.
Hayes claimed, among other things, that Springsteen first refused to take a breath test when approached, and that he allegedly told the 71-year-old that drinking alcohol was prohibited in the park area.
The ranger is also said to have noticed a bottle of tequila that he claimed he saw Springsteen drink before getting on the motorcycle to start the engine.
– The bottle from which the photo was taken was completely empty. I asked Springsteen if he was going to drive and he confirmed that he was going to leave the park, Hayes stated, adding:
He smelled strongly of alcohol and his eyes were glassy.
Bruce Springsteen has had a successful music career and has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and 200 million worldwide. The rock star has also received a number of awards, including twenty Grammys, two Golden Globes, and an Oscar.
Aimed at covert action
Troubled relationship
In 2016, then-President Barack Obama presented him with the highest civilian award in the United States, the President’s Medal of Freedom.
In 2004, he was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as the 23rd greatest musician of all time.
GRANT: A few years ago, the rock star received the President’s Medal of Freedom from then-US President Barack Obama. Photo: Saul Loeb / AFP / NTB
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In private, however, not everything has been so simple. In 2016 Springsteen published an autobiography in which he wrote, among other things, about his long struggle with depression and his relationship with his father, which has marked both his life and his music.
Therefore, you will not drink alcohol at age 18.
His father, Doug Springsteen, struggled with mental health problems and had a problem with alcohol.
Springsteen announced in the book that he was afraid of ending up like his father, but that to some extent he had managed to put their troubled relationship behind him.
