EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis, who played Hayley Slater on the BBC One soap, has avoided a prison sentence and been handed a community order following a drunken brawl in which she repeatedly cried out "black lives don't matter".The former soap star admitted racially aggravated harassment and common assault at Basildon Crown Court yesterday.
Jarvis had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges, but changed her plea to a guilty one on the day of the trial.The incidents occurred in July 2020 when the 30 year old actress, who was drunk at the time, had spewed racist abuse in front of children while walking along a seafront in Southend-on-Sea.
She also shouted out that she was a "celebrity" and had been on "EastEnders". Prosecutor Cyrus Shroff told the court that the tirade began at around 7.30pm and lasted about 40 minutes before police arrived on scene and arrested her.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. Jarvis had got into an argument with four women in a fish and chip restaurant on the seafront when she attempted to take a chair.Things rapidly escalated and Jarvis shouted "black lives don't matter anyway" and called the women "black c****," before declaring: "I'm a celebrity." The prosecutor went on to detail the incident and said a "fight broke out between the parties".
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