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 | | Wednesday, 25 August, 1999, 10:23 GMT 11:23 UK Stone agrees to drug treatment  Oliver Stone arrives at a hearing in July Hollywood director Oliver Stone is to undergo a drug treatment programme as part of a plea bargain following his arrest in June on drug and alcohol charges. The film-maker's lawyer, David Wood, told a court hearing he expected prosecutors would drop several charges relating to drug possession after he was stopped on 9 June when police officers allegedly saw him drive his black Ford Mustang erratically through Beverly Hills. In return, Stone, 52, would also agree not to contest two charges of driving while intoxicated, which would be erased from his record when he completed the drug rehabilitation programme.
He was also charged with possessing small amounts of the drugs fenfluramine, phentermine and Meprobamate, as well as the two misdemeanour charges of driving while intoxicated. Beverly Hills Municipal Court Judge Judith Stein said she wanted Stone in court when the plea was entered so he understood the legal consequences involved. She set a hearing for 13 September, when Stone will appear in court and be sentenced. Stone is best known for films such as JFK and the Oscar-winning Platoon and Born on The Fourth of July. He dropped out of university to serve in Vietnam, first as a teacher and then as a soldier, where the US military awarded him with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart awards. His next film, Any Given Sunday - an American football drama starring Al Pacino and Dennis Quaid - is due to be released early next year. | | See also:  Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Entertainment stories now:  Links to more Entertainment stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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