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Jade's ex faces trial after denying assault charge

HE ex-boyfriend of Big Brother celebrity Jade Goody faces a crown court trial accused of assault.

Jack Tweed, 20, of Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill, pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared before Harlow magistrates this afternoon (Thursday).

He is accused of acting together with another named male to assault a teenager in Ongar on December 20 last year.

The incident is alleged to have happened in the car park of Chipping Ongar Primary School in Greensted Road at 10.20pm, the court was told.

Mr Tweed, who spoke only to confirm his name and address during the five-minute hearing, was remanded on unconditional bail until Tuesday, October 23, when a committal hearing will be held at Chelmsford Magistrates Court.

Mr Tweed is reported to have split from the Big Brother celebrity who recently moved from her home in Ongar into a barn conversion in Upshire.

Source:Your local Gardian