Daniel Merriweather: 'I use cocaine'

Daniel Merriweather has sparked controversy after he reportedly admitted to using Class A drug cocaine.

The 27-year-old singer, who released debut album Love And War in June, allegedly compared himself to Amy Winehouse.

Speaking in an interview with The Eye, Merriweather said: "I keep my cocaine habits behind closed doors. I'm constantly dodging away trying to find a private place to er... get really drunk.

"I'm a private person and keep to myself. I probably still do all the same stuff - just not with cameras flashing in my face when I'm doing it."

The star, who rose to fame singing on Mark Ronson's 'Stop Me', recently revealed that he also regularly views internet porn.

"My guilty pleasure is porn, porn is great. People say it's misogynistic, but I think people who like porn are in support of feminist movements, like myself," he told The Sun.

"I am all for it, I feel like women's liberation is part of me, it's a cause I want to fight, yet I like porn. You can have the cake and eat it too."

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