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Cheryl Cole's husband, 28, was apparently involved in a "foul-mouthed rant" after leaving The Collection in West London.
The soccer star was detained at a nearby police station for three hours and given an £80 fixed penalty notice.
Police confirmed that a 28-year-old male was held in custody at Brompton Road, South Kensington at 2.15am on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly. The man was released at 5.30am.
"Cole was held after swearing repeatedly at police and refusing to calm down after emerging from Collections Nightclub in South Kensington at around 2am," said BBC crime reporter Ben Ando.
Earlier in the evening, Ashley was photographed with TV presenter Fiona Phillips at a charity event.
Cheryl Cole is currently in Tanzania attempting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Comic Relief.
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