LONDON (Reuters) - British supermodel Kate Moss will not face charges over allegations she took illegal drugs at a London recording studio last year, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old was questioned by police but not arrested after the Daily Mirror tabloid published photographs from film taken last September of her apparently snorting large quantities of cocaine.
The CPS said it had concluded there was insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of convicting the model.
"The film footage provides an absolutely clear indication that Ms Moss was using controlled drugs and providing them to others," said Rene Barclay, the CPS's London director of serious casework.
"However, in the absence of any forensic evidence, or direct eye witness evidence about the substance in question, its precise nature could not be established."
Moss and the direct eyewitnesses had declined to provide any explanation when interviewed, Barclay added.
Moss flew abroad after the photos appeared and spent time in the United States, where she attended a drug rehabilitation clinic, and in France, before returning to Britain.
The scandal prompted British fashion house Burberry and Swedish-based Hennes and Mauritz to cut ties with Moss, one of the most famous faces in fashion. France's Chanel also said it would not renew a contract with her when it expired.
Her career recovered swiftly, with a new contract for camera maker Nikon and front page appearances for French fashion bible Vogue and U.S. celebrity magazine Vanity Fair.
She has never confessed to taking illegal drugs, although she issued a statement last year apologizing to friends and family for behavior which "reflected badly" on them.
Moss is a favorite subject for British newspapers, which have closely followed her on-off relationship with troubled British rocker Pete Doherty. Doherty pleaded guilty earlier this year to possessing heroin and cocaine
Source: Reuters
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