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NEWS: [News.com.au] 8/05/2005 - 'Cocktail of drugs discovered at Logies'

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Cocktail of drugs discovered at Logies
By Carly Crawford
May 08, 2005

TELEVISION'S prestigious Logie Awards were awash with a disturbing array of illicit drugs, tests show.

Tests by Victoria's The Sunday Herald Sun found drugs, including cocaine and speed, in 14 of 20 tests conducted at the glitzy event.

The dangerous stimulants had been cut with other substances, including flu drugs and caffeine.

The drug cocktails were discovered on samples taken from the bathrooms of Melbourne's Crown Palladium room during last Sunday's gala event.

The glamour awards night was attended by about 1000 guests, including high-flying television industry stars, network executives and members of the media.

Scientific laboratory testing performed on the swabs found:

* Cocaine on 12 of the 13 samples taken in the men's bathrooms.

* Speed (methamphetamine) on the three of the positive samples from the men's bathrooms.

* Two of seven swabs taken in the female bathrooms were positive to cocaine - the only drug found in the female bathrooms.

* Three positive samples from the men's bathrooms showed a mix of cocaine, methamphetamine, codeine, paracetamol and pseudoephedrine and two showed cocaine with caffeine.

* Cocaine was also discovered with paracetamol on another swab and codeine and paracetamol on the final positive test.

One round of testing was conducted during the awards presentation, followed by a second sweep as the ceremony ended. The laboratory used the standard gas chromatography/mass spectrometry test to check for the substances.

The TV Week Logies were themed white, with guests walking on a white carpet while flowing white drapes led to the Palladium room.

Before being told of the test results, TV Week editor Emma Nolan denied there was widespread illegal drug use at the awards night.

"No, not at all," Ms Nolan said.

"I didn't see anything like that at all. I know there were security guards in all the toilets." She refused to comment on the swab results.

The investigation showed drug use was more prolific at the Logies than the AFL Brownlow Medal night and in Melbourne nightclubs, where similar studies were conducted by the newspaper last year.

The Logies discovery came just five weeks after one of the biggest names in Australian TV was entangled in a Melbourne drug bust.

Other high-flying Australians who have admitted battling cocaine addictions include rocker Jimmy Barnes, former Neighbours star Jason Donovan and former soccer international Mark Bosnich.

Drug experts were not surprised by the findings. Turning Point researcher Jen Johnston said the findings reflected the reality of the underground supply chain.

"To find coke cut with other substances is unsurprising," Ms Johnston said. "As a drug comes down the supply chain they'll cut it with other benign substances, like caffeine."

Drug and Alcohol Foundation researcher Dr Cameron Duff said cocaine was commonly distributed through different networks to other drugs, such as ecstasy. "We know that the cocaine market in Melbourne is very specialised so it's really only people in the know who can obtain it."
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From News.com.au

For anyone who's been following this series of articles in the Herald Sun, the dirty, sick perverts snoop around in toilets after events to "expose" drug use at major celebrity events.

I'm not quite sure what the newspaper thinks they're trying to achieve here on a political level because such "investigations" have just as much potential to backfire.

On the one hand, exposing Australia's favorite television and sporting stars as drug users probably won't make them too many friends.

The average Joe on the street enjoys a scandal, sure, but only to a certain degree. The papers need to be careful because I doubt the public will stand to have the reputation of it's heroes tarnished. Could you imagine if they outed someone like Ian Thorpe as a recreational drug user?

At the same time, publicising drug use by TV and sporting celebrities only glamorises and normalises it, which isn't really inline with the zero-tolerance worldview that I'm sure the Murdoch papers would espouse.

I know they probably think they're uncovering a scandal but if you ask me, they're only helping the next generation of coke girls and wannabe rock stars choose coke when they grow up and aspire to be like their celebrity idols.
 
OH - MY - GOD! They found traces of DRUGS at the CROWN PALLADIUM! 8o

Of course, I'm sure the cleaners there did an excessively thorough job of cleaning the toilets after the previous event held there before the logies. And I'm sure they paid special attention to the tops of the toilet seats and water receptacles, rather than simply doing their minimum wage job as quickly as possible and getting the fuck out. So obviously absolutely 100% of those drug traces found would have belonged to our beloved celebrities. Yeeessssssss... ;)

The logical flaws with their testing procedures and analysis of the results are just too profound to even bother pointing them out - anyone with a tenth of a brain could spot them!
 
The reporters seem to have easy access to GC/MS testing... and they utilise it for the greater good too.

Would have been funny if they somehow obtained a red mitsubishi a few months ago (during all the drama) for GCMS testing. The results could have made for an informative article. But the goons would probably just report back with something like "Our testing reveals that each ecstasy contains 63mg of the deadly cold-fusion produced new designer drug 'red mitsubishi' which causes meltdown of internal organs."
 
so they like to enjoy there life's aswell..

when will people get a life, and they made a big deal about Rove swearing.

im sure they forgot that he is a total spank and should not of won that award..
 
Not that I doubt celebrities use cocaine but with swab tests like that the drugs could have come from anyone. They said there were security guards in all the toilets, maybe it was them using it to stay alert at such a long and boring awards night ;)
 
the biggest drug used at such events is alcohol - all the celebs i know (family is in the biz) were such piss heads.

12 hour lunches, starting usually at 11am were the norm, hell the bar at channel nine is for free.

Little wonder our celeb's use drugs when the legal drugs are so installed in culture of those who produce their work. Probably the other only industry i saw which had a huge drugs @ work problem was the alcohol serving industry itself. Practically everyone i've know who worked in it have told me on the Friday/Saturday nights drinking and drugs were the norm just to have the legs to keep going
 
Follow up ...

Crown hits back at Logies drug report
By Jane Bardon
May 9, 2005 - 12:20PM

Crown Casino has hit back at a newspaper over a report alleging unchecked drug use in the toilets of the Palladium during the Logies entertainment awards.

The report alleges a majority of samples it tested from the men's and women's toilets at the venue during and after the awards ceremony last month showed traces of cocaine and amphetamines.

"With all the best will in the world I would say I don't necessarily believe everything I read in the Sunday Herald Sun," Crown spokesman Gary O'Neill said.

"These whole so-called testing procedures and getting of samples - there is no proof about how it is done. It's up to the Sunday Herald Sun to stand by its story."

Mr O'Neill says while Crown provides security in the public areas of the complex outside privately organised events like the Logies, the organisers, in this case TV Week, are responsible for checking people as they enter the event.

"We don't check bags," he said.

"There are not security cameras in the toilets for obvious reasons, and we don't have security staff in the toilets for obvious reasons.

"But Crown takes every attempt it can to provide security and surveillance in the adjacent areas.

"But ultimately, Crown happens to be the venue for a variety of functions and this function was organised, operated and run by the organisers of the Logies."

Mr O'Neill says Crown is concerned about the possible impact of reports of drug use on its image.

"We wouldn't like people to think Crown would condone or tolerate this activity," he said. "We wouldn't. We are well known in Melbourne after all this time. High-profile court cases show that Crown has one of the highest standards of surveillance and security of any other casino or public venue of this type in Australia.

"And we are working closely with Victoria Police's casino squad, who are based here 24/7."

A spokesman for Victoria Police said the force would normally investigate reports of drug use at an event only if it had received a complaint, and it would be dealt with locally, rather than as part of a major drugs investigation.

"There can be drugs at any party and police can follow this up, but what can they do? If you take a swab in a public place, how are you going to establish who it belongs to?" the spokesman said.

Emma Nolan, the editor of TV Week, which organised the Logies, refused to comment on the allegations.

Despite persistent media rumours of drug use at Logies nights past and present, few people have gone on the record.

One who has is musician James Reyne, formerly of Australian Crawl, who told the ABC's now-defunct George Negus Tonight show:

"I've seen more drug-taking at Logies parties than I've seen on the road in rock'n'roll bands. I've seen some people that are well-known talking heads on Australian television who are so respected, and I've seen them taking some drugs at Logies parties in the cubicles."
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From The Age
 
Apparently ol' Richard Wilkins was quite obviously peaking one year. Its not surprising and who cares but it is mildy entertaining
 
when rove said "this is F***ng amazing!" he wasn't talking about the logie
 
Pleonastic said:
OH - MY - GOD! They found traces of DRUGS at the CROWN PALLADIUM! 8o

Of course, I'm sure the cleaners there did an excessively thorough job of cleaning the toilets after the previous event held there before the logies. And I'm sure they paid special attention to the tops of the toilet seats and water receptacles, rather than simply doing their minimum wage job as quickly as possible and getting the fuck out. So obviously absolutely 100% of those drug traces found would have belonged to our beloved celebrities. Yeeessssssss... ;)

The logical flaws with their testing procedures and analysis of the results are just too profound to even bother pointing them out - anyone with a tenth of a brain could spot them!
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I work in crown palladium so I can tell you that whilst the cleaners may not go to the extent of cleaning the toilet *lids* they do clean VERY thoroughly. Almost ridiculously so.

Also as to the claim that there were security guards IN the toilets - they were in the alcove leading into the toilets but I don't believe they would have been in the actual toilets. I worked the logies and there was 1 or 2 security guards just outside the toilets all night so that could be what they're referring to.
 
chugs said:
the biggest drug used at such events is alcohol - all the celebs i know (family is in the biz) were such piss heads.

12 hour lunches, starting usually at 11am were the norm, hell the bar at channel nine is for free.

Little wonder our celeb's use drugs when the legal drugs are so installed in culture of those who produce their work. Probably the other only industry i saw which had a huge drugs @ work problem was the alcohol serving industry itself. Practically everyone i've know who worked in it have told me on the Friday/Saturday nights drinking and drugs were the norm just to have the legs to keep going
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^This is true but at the Logies *most* have the presence of mind not to get too wasted before/during the telecast. They really hit the sauce once the afterparty(s) start. The people on my table probably only had < 6 drinks in 3-4 hours. I guess they've learnt from other peoples embarrassing mistakes.
 
Pleonastic said:
anyone with a tenth of a brain could spot them!
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And there in lies the problem - readers of the Sunday Herald Sun don't possess a tenth.

I read the story and almost wet myself laughing so hard. I mean, come on is anyone surprised? Even the average HS reader would think coke was rife at the Logies.

I happen to know one of Australia's most well known producers, and he pissed himself when he read the story, he said something like "WTF did they need to swab the toilets for? There's so much coke in that room you can see the fine powdery film on everything, you sure as hell don't need a swab, just rack up the leftovers from everyone else's lines!"
 
"The investigation showed drug use was more prolific at the Logies than the AFL Brownlow Medal night and in Melbourne nightclubs, where similar studies were conducted by the newspaper last year." This bit annoyed me the most, WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? how did the tests show that?
"The Logies discovery came just five weeks after one of the biggest names in Australian TV was entangled in a Melbourne drug bust." repeat "THE LOGIES DISCOVERY"
like celebrity drug use was a big secret before "THE LOGIES DISCOVERY" and one of melbs well known celebs being court. like celebs just heard about drugs
 
Someone should do the swab test in the Herald Sun's toilets, to see what the journos who write this sort of shit are snorting.
 
Flexistentialist said:
Someone should do the swab test in the Herald Sun's toilets, to see what the journos who write this sort of shit are snorting.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA good call
*rofl*
 
Hearing Bec Cartwright speak in her interview about winning a Logie shortly after the win itself, she sounded speedy as hell - extremely obvious :)
 
brendanwor said:
Hearing Bec Cartwright speak in her interview about winning a Logie shortly after the win itself, she sounded speedy as hell - extremely obvious :)
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probably not... she's preganant, and would have known before the logies... it's never announced 'til about 3 months into the pregnancy, and she would have known herself before then..... i just think she's a space cadet... no speed needed :) hehe
 
As above, she's pregnant... not likely that she would be on drugs! Give the chick some leeway for being excited... after all she just won a Logie ;)

BigTrancer :)
 
I ended up at the club where the logie after party was (nothing better to do) and it was interesting because the bathroom which has metal flat topped toilet roll holders had white powder in every stall, at one point 3 girls came out of a stall that i then entered to find about 2 lines worth left on the toilet roll holder LOL so i told them "hey you should probably clean up." still can't get over the way they shat themselves LOL bimbos. I was also approached by a really lame undercover cop in the toilets later (i did look a lil sus LOL no reason 8) )... no one sold to her, she wandered around all morning with her coppy friends trying to score LOL. So my point was that i have never seen such blatant drug use in a club (raves don't count). And that particular club doesn't reeaally condone drug use. ;)
 
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