The former host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks Mark Lamarr has been charged with common assault and false imprisonment.
The 51-year-old will comedian appear before magistrates in Uxbridge on 2 October, London’s Metropolitan Police said.
He was charged in London on 1 September and released on conditional bail.
Lamarr – born Mark Jones – became famous in the nineties for presenting shows such as The Big Breakfast, and The Word. He hosted Nevermind The Buzzcocks between 1996 and 2005 and was a regular on Shooting Stars.
He was also a big star on Radio 2, presenting a late night show and specialist music series Shake, Rattle and Roll for 12 years, leaving in 2010.
