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Judge Butterfield said he was "plainly a trusted right hand man to Brian Pitts" and took regular calls from him.

Asa Butterfield may be best known for playing nerdy teenager Otis in Sex Education, but now he is swapping the classroom for the stage as he makes his theatre debut in one-man show Second Best.

Asked during the news conference about the reports, ACC Butterfield said she could not share any information relating to it.

Butterfield said: "It really broke my heart, reading this play, and it made me laugh out loud, and I'm excited to bring that to life and make it my own."

ACC Butterfield said: "It was ultimately a disgusting display of thuggery."