2 weeks Ago By Clare Sibthorpe
Troubled former TV star Andrew O’Keefe has said his three kids are the “dearest” parts of his life, and he has realised he can’t be there for them unless he beats his drug addiction. Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge told the 52-year-old he has to love his children more than the lifestyle he has been living as she prepared to send him to a rehabilitation centre at Waverley Local Court. Andrew O’Keefe has faced court again.
Credit: Steven Siewert The 52-year-old almost lost his life last month when he overdosed on heroin at a home in Vaucluse and was revived by paramedics. Two days later, he attended Rose Bay police station to meet previous bail conditions when officers allegedly found methamphetamine in his car and arrested him. The former Channel Seven personality has been in custody since then on a drug possession charge, as well as contravening an apprehended violence order and illegally entering enclosed lands.
Loading As O’Keefe faced Waverley Local Court via audiovisual link from custody on Thursday, Milledge said she could not understand why he would potentially “throw away” his relationship with his children, who have been forced to watch his life unravel in the spotlight. “Those kids are the dearest things in my life,” O’Keefe responded. “They’re wonderful people, and I want to be there for them, and I understand now that there’s no drug in the world that’s going to allow that to happen if it’s in my life.
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