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You're too rock 'n' roll, Kate
By Alexa Baracaia, Evening Standard Last updated at 13:20pm on 02.03.07
Pete Doherty and Kate Moss arrive for the NME Awards
Jarvis Cocker with Beth Ditto, who was beaten to the sexiest female award by Kate Moss
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For once the Kate 'n'Pete roadshow proved too much, even for the rock'n' roll wild men of the NME.
Kate Moss and her boyfriend Pete Doherty were thrown out of the magazine's awards show after refusing to desist from what can only be described as overly amorous behaviour.
See more pictures from the awards here
They spent much of their time in passionate embraces instead of taking up their seats at the Hammersmith Palais.
Moss and Doherty were guests of Primal Scream, who were there to receive an award, but rather than sitting to enjoy the live performances from The Killers, Beth Ditto, Jarvis Cocker and The View, the couple spent the first part of the evening drinking, smoking and kissing on a sofa behind the bar.
Even the Chinese buffet and free champagne was not enough to keep them at their table.
Instead, after a brief return to see Doherty's band Babyshambles lose out to Kasabian as best live band, they retreated to the catering stand backstage to engage in increasingly passionate clinches.
Eventually, their behaviour became so blatant and persistent that security was called to eject them.
One source said: "They were caught trying to get into the toilets together and bouncers told them to get back to their table.
"Next they were caught in an alleyway out the back. So the bouncers got Kate and Pete's own security to put them in a car and take them home." Moss was supposed to present Primal Scream with their award but Clash guitarist Mick Jones took her place.
Frontman Bobby Gillespie thanked friends and fans before adding sarcastically: "Yeah, and thanks to Kate Moss, who was supposed to be here tonight."
One onlooker said: "It's hard to see why Kate and Pete bothered to turn up. When they were at their table they just seemed to have no interest in what was going on.
"They kept popping up out the back or in corners snogging like teenagers at a school disco. They obviously took it that step too far. The NME is hardly the most wellbehaved event so they must have really pushed it for the bouncers to react like that."
Moss also managed to annoy The Gossip's singer Beth Ditto, who lost out to her for the sexiest female award.
Ditto said: "People have no common sense. She's not even a musician."
Other winners included Muse, named best British band, and Klaxons as best new band.
Reader views (6)
I agree with Lauren. Looks like Pete looks like an extra from 'Shaun Of The Dead'!
Also, has Kate farmed out her daughter to a permanent baby-sitter? She always appears to be out on the town these days. I just hope she's spending some quality time with her father - sounds like the best place for her if you ask me.
- Scott, London
She looks old and he looks like he's been dug up. Pathetic. Grow up!
- Lauren, London
Sorry Beth, but sexy aint you so get over it.
- John, UK
Why, oh Why are these people not made to take their punishment? Any other Joe Bloggs on the street taking class A drugs and drinking until they are unaware of what they are doing would be arrested and made to 'do time'.
It really does make the justice system look fools! These two so called celebrities seem to be condoned for everything they do. What kind of an example is that for the younger generation ? "It's okay Pete Doherty and Kate Moss get away with it, why not us". He has got away with 'murder' she gets more and more work. Please, stop these low lifes from being in the public eye.
- Dorothy Bowman, Thirsk, North Yorkshire. England
A bucket of cold water would have done the trick, I opine.
- Ted, Shetland
These two are the Antic Monkeys.
- Squiz, Islington
