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Author: Paul Heath Oct 10, 2007 - 10:02:10 AM |
24 star Kiefer Sutherland has been ordered to serve 48 days in jail after pleading 'no contest' to charges for driving under the influence.
In a deal with a Los Angeles judge, Sutherland will serve the time in breaks from filming the seventh season of the hit Fox show. He did not show up in court to enter his plea, but his lawyer, Blair Berk said that the actor apologised for his 'poor judgement' and the 'distress that he had caused his family, friends and co-workers.'
Under the court order, Sutherland must served the 48 days in full, and will also be banned from driving for six moths and ordered to attend alcohol education classes for 18 months and attend weekly alcohol therapy sessions for six months.
The actor was stopped in the city last month while on probation for a 2004 drink driving offence.
