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Nigella Lawson was flanked by a large group of police officers as she arrived at court
TV cook and author Nigella Lawson has told a court her ex-husband Charles Saatchi threatened to "destroy" her with "false" allegations of drug use.
Her assistants Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo are facing fraud charges at Isleworth Crown Court.
They have claimed they were allowed to use credit cards in exchange for covering up her drug use.
Giving evidence, Ms Lawson said Mr Saatchi threatened to "destroy" her if she did not "clear his name".
She said that the allegations that have been made about her at the trial had followed "a long summer of bullying and abuse".
"I have been put on trial here where I am called to answer, and glad to answer the allegations, and [in] the world's press," she said.
She said she had been reluctant to give evidence in the trial, which had provoked an angry reaction from Mr Saatchi.
"He had said to me if I didn't get back to him and clear his name, he would destroy me," she said.
'Broke our heart'Ms Lawson said following the "awful incident at Scotts", the "false" allegations began circulating on a "PR blog".
Mr Saatchi was cautioned for assault after images of him grasping Ms Lawson by the neck at the London restaurant appeared in a newspaper.
She said the allegations on the blog were "dedicated to salvaging Mr Saatchi's reputation and destroying mine".
On Friday, Mr Saatchi told the court that he had "no proof" that Ms Lawson had ever taken drugs.
The couple divorced in July after 10 years of marriage.
The Grillo sisters, Francesca, 35, and Elisabetta, 41, are accused of using credit cards loaned to them by the couple to spend more than £685,000 on themselves.
Ms Lawson told the court Elisabetta did not have a strong moral compass, but she said the 41-year-old was a "stalwart" who had helped her through the death of her first husband.
She said the allegations of fraud "broke our heart" when they were revealed to her and Mr Saatchi.
Ms Lawson said Elisabetta had been "a rock", adding: "I would have done anything for her".
The case continues.
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