Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin has been charged in Australia with malicious damage after allegedly smashing the windscreen of a photographer's car.
Hours before the Coldplay's headline performance at Sydney's Splendour In The Grass festival, Martin was interviewed by police after being reported by photographer Jon Lister, who had pictured him surfing at Seven Mile Beach in Byron Bay.
Martin has been issued with a court attendance notice to appear at the Byron Bay local court on October 8th.
Given that Martin may not be in Australia in October, police confirmed there were procedures in place for him to be legally represented in his absence.
"It is alleged that at the conclusion of that surfing session the gentleman approached the journalist in regard to the taking of photographs," said Byron Bay police spokesman Insp Greg Carey.
"A short time later the journalist has returned to his motor vehicle where he has seen the person smashing his windscreen and letting the air out of his tyres," the officer said.
"At 5 p.m. that afternoon, police interviewed the gentleman where he admitted he had lost his temper due to the constant harassment by that journalist and consequently smashed his windscreen and let the air out of his tyres".
PA