Police Peruse Moss Drug Tape

British newspaper claims to have turned over footage of model allegedly doing drugs to police

By Sarah Hall Dec 22, 2005 8:45 PMTags

A videotape that reportedly shows Kate Moss engaging in some less-than-model behavior is said to be in police possession.

London's Daily Mirror claimed to have given police its footage of the catwalker allegedly snorting cocaine along with her then-boyfriend Pete Doherty during a late-night recording session for his band.

The tabloid had previously published photos that showed the model apparently doing drugs, fueling a backlash against Moss that caused her to lose several high-profile contracts.

Police declined to comment on the tape.

While Moss never specifically copped to the drug use, she did issue an apology "to all of the people I have let down because of my behavior which has reflected badly on my family, friends, co-workers, business associates and others," and entered a rehab facility in Arizona.

Police pledged to further investigate the allegations against the supermodel, saying they would decide whether or not to press charges against Moss based on the impact her actions were determined to have on "impressionable young people."

Since checking out of rehab in late October, Moss has been strutting the comeback trail.

French Vogue devoted its December issue to the model, with a cover line reading, "Scandalous Beauty." Moss also appeared on the November issue of W and the December issue of Vanity Fair, which ran a headline posing the question, "Can she come back?"

The answer, it would seem, is yes.

In addition to the three magazine covers and a number of fashion shoots, Moss also landed a starring role in a U.K.-based Virgin Mobile advertising campaign that pokes fun at her drug scandal and subsequent contract loss.

The ad, scheduled to debut on British television on Christmas Eve, was available for viewing on the Internet Thursday. In the commercial, Moss receives a call from her overzealous (American) agent, who claims to have won her "the mother of all contracts," which turns out to be a new cell phone plan with Virgin.

The ad closes with the line, "Virgin Mobile. One contract worth keeping."

If laughter is indeed the best medicine, we're guessing Moss is going to be just fine.