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Paul Gascoigne keeps the court entertained while on trial for drink-driving

Gazza’s irrepressible dressing-room banter gets him in trouble

A giggling Paul Gascoigne was told off by court magistrates after running through a string of jokes during his five-hour court hearing for drink-driving offences.

JP’s chairman Nigel Tapley warned Gazza: “This is a very serious matter Mr Gascoigne – very serious,” after the England man reeled off a series of one-liners and gags.

According to Mirror Football:

The former Newcastle, Spurs and Lazio player quickly apologised. Earlier, when JPs left the courtroom a number of times to discuss his case, a shaking Gazza, 43, joked: “I bet that they’ve got loads of sandwiches and that behind there!”

He later added: “It’s like doing squats,” after standing and sitting every time the JPs entered and left the court.

During another break, he smirked: “It’s like half time – will we get oranges?”

And when court clerk Michael Bray asked for his details, he told him: “999.”

Got ‘em rolling in the aisles, Gazza, rolling in the aisles.

The 43-year-old was nearly left to represent himself this week after his new lawyer pulled out of proceedings claiming he hadn’t enough time to prepare a defence.

The case has now been adjourned until December 13th, but Gazza will be back in court next week – for a sentencing on a separate drink-driving offence.

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