Pete Doherty: 'Robyn Whitehead was my best friend'

Pete Doherty has hit out at media coverage of the death of his friend, filmmaker Robyn Whitehead.

The Babyshambles star was sentenced to six months in prison this afternoon, after being charged with possession of cocaine. He was arrested following an investigation into the death of Whitehead from an overdose in January 2010.

However, writing on his official blog, Doherty slammed reporting of his involvement in her death, claiming that Whitehead's family would be "surprised by the lengths gone to make it look like I was responsible in any way for the death of one of my best friends in the whole world (sic)".

The 32-year-old said that he was "never lovers" with Whitehead, whom he added had called him "the biggest inspiration" to her.

He continued: "In the making of her films, including the documentary that footage from which is being used to keep me at the mercy of the courts… I gave her free run of my life and concerts so that she may film freely. Indeed... in the very DVD evidence they are using to charge me with possession you can observe Robyn asking me for a pipe - we have a lengthy argument as I refuse to give her any drugs…

"Despite this, the media have been allowed to angle it so that she was being led astray by the 'manipulative drug-control power trips' of the 'sick Doherty'."

Doherty proceeded to allege that Whitehead had been "using drugs when she was 12 years old", insisting that he did not "lead her astray at all": "I loved her. I left her the day before she died pissed off that i wouldn't give her any drugs. Print that you twisted b**tards.

"I have said nothing about any of this up until now. Even the words attributed to me are incorrect. I'll tell you how I feel."

He concluded his blog entry by claiming that Whitehead's father Peter had blamed him for his daughter's death, saying: "She would be broken hearted if she knew that I was not even invited to the funeral. She was my best friend you deranged old silly. There is no cover up. We are broken me, Alan and Wolfe. The media has been despicable and you are falling into their hands."

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