Paul de Havilland
Self-styled Paul de Havilland has denied before a Senate Committee taking eye drops during his highly successful career as an eye model, claiming ‘It is simply not true.’ Identified in a damning report into the industry based largely on the testimony of his former manager, the disgraced Buutros de Bono, de Havilland was accused of using Visine, Sore-Eye, Murine and ‘a host of other eye-performance enhancing substances on an almost daily basis.’
De Bono claims he helped de Havilland both procure and use the eye-performance enhancing drugs before photo shoots. A 2001 drug test is said to have proved positive for eye-performance enhancing substances. ‘Put simply, he had Murine in his urine,’ the report claimed. De Bono repeated those claims today.
‘He had some Murine in his urine,’ he told the committee.
‘He had some urine in his urine? Well, so do I,’ responded Iowa Senator Sammy Ethanol.
‘No, Sir. Let me repeat – he had some Murine in his urine.’
De Havilland has maintained his innocence for the six months since the report was released, and today faced tough questions from the hearing committee. He remained firm in his testimony. ‘My name has been dragged through the mud, but the accusations are baseless. Let me be clear − I did not take eye-performance enhancing substances during my eye-modeling career,’ he said in a prepared statement.
The hearings are set to continue, but de Havilland has been told he is free to return to the Judy McGrudy Detoxification Clinic in Santa Barbara, California, where he is currently undergoing treatment for his addiction to sweetened condensed milk.
A Raymond Ban spokesman suggested the company could sue de Havilland for damages if he is found guilty of doping. He could also face perjury charges if he is found to have lied to the Senate.
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