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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd turned up late for his court appearance.
The 60-year-old percussionist was charged with threatening to kill and possession of drugs earlier this month and behaved strangely during his short time in front of the judge in Tauranga, New Zealand.
After missing the scheduled time of his hearing, a judge was forced to issue an arrest warrant, but this was revoked minutes later when he arrived at the courthouse.
The New Zealand Herald newspaper reported the musician exhibited odd behaviour once the hearing began, winking at reporters who were present for the case, and drumming a rhythm on the dock with his hand while the judge spoke.
When departing the building, Phil jumped onto the back of his security guard who then carried him to a sports car.
The star - who is known for being in the band which created hits such as 'Back In Black' and 'Highway To Hell' - was originally charged with attempting to arrange a murder as well as the other incidents, but this was dropped a day later due to a lack of evidence.
Instead, the father-of-six was accused of possessing the illegal substances methamphetamine and cannabis, but chose not to enter a plea during the appearance.
Earlier this month, Phil's AC/DC bandmates Angus Young, Cliff Williams, Brian Johnson and Stevie Young issued a statement which said the arrest would not impact the band's plans to release their upcoming album 'Rock or Bust', or their subsequent tour.
The statement read: "Phil's absence will not affect the release of our new album Rock or Bust and upcoming tour next year."
Speaking to US radio host Howard Stern recently, 59-year-old Angus revealed Phil will be staying in the band despite facing possible jail time.
He said: "I don't think we need to do any firing. The situation will take care of itself. He has gotten himself into a pickle. There is nothing we can do about it."

Years & Years, George The Poet and James Bay have been shortlisted for the Brits Critics' Choice Award.
The three acts have been tipped for a musical breakthrough in the next 12 months, with the winner - who will follow in the footsteps of Sam Smith, Emeli Sande, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J and Adele in taking the prize - being announced on December 4 before being presented with the accolade at the Brit Awards ceremony on February 25.
London trio Years & Years - comprised of Olly Alexander, Mikey Goldsworthy, Emre Turkmen - are stunned to have made the shortlist.
They said: "We're so grateful to be making music and having this sort of recognition is crazy and ridiculous and nuts in a really good way."
George The Poet - whose real name is George Mpanga - has already worked with 'Let It Be' singer Labrinth and 'La La La' hitmaker Naughty Boy, but was amazed he had been shortlisted for the prestigious prize.
The Cambridge-educated spoken word artist said: "I feel privileged to have been shortlisted for the Brits Critics' Choice Award. I always dreamed of reaching people and this nomination shows me that I'm on track."
The third nominee, singer-songwriter James Bay, also found it difficult to comprehend his nomination for the prize, despite having supported talents such as Tom Odell and John Newman in concert.
The 24-year-old emerging talent gushed: "I still can't believe it. As much as I hoped, being nominated for the Brits Critics' Choice Award is not something I ever imagined would actually happen. What a huge honour,"
Last year saw 22-year-old Sam Smith scoop the gong from competitors Chlöe Howl and Ella Eyre, and has since gone on to top charts around the world with his debut album 'In The Lonely Hour'.

Sinead O'Connor thinks Band Aid 30 critics should "shut the f**k up".
The 'Nothing Compares 2 U' hitmaker was one of the artists who appears on the new version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas Time?' and has blasted stars including Emeli Sande - who also appears on the record but has complained about the lyrics - Lily Allen and Damon Albarn following their gripes about the charity track.
Sinead told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I think everyone should shut the f**k up. If you didn't like the lyrics you shouldn't have agreed to sing the song.
"I think it's smug of Lily Allen to say it's smug. The assumption that anyone performing on the record has not privately given money is exactly that, an assumption. And who gives a f**k what Damon f***ing Albarn thinks?"
Sinead's comments come after 'Air Balloon' singer Lily branded the record "smug" and insisted stars who took part should have donated to the Ebola crisis privately if they really wanted to help the situation in West Africa.
She said: "I prefer to do my charitable bit by donating actual money and not being lumped in a with a bunch of people like that.
"It's like the success club and I'm not really in that club. I don't think I'm above it all - I'm way below it. But there's something a bit smug about it."
And Emeli took to twitter at the weekend to apologise if the song "caused offence" and claimed she tried to write her own lyrics to the song.
She said: "I agree the lyric needs changing. In fact I feel a whole new song is required. Angelique Kidjo and I made and sang our own edits. Unfortunately, none of these made the final cut."
Meanwhile, Blur singer Damon questioned whether the single was the right way to tackle the problem, proclaiming there are "problems with our idea of charity" when celebrity campaigns "balloon out of nothing".

Coldplay have unveiled an interactive video for 'Ink'.
The award-winning band has premiered the innovative clip which gives viewers the option to plot their own storyline with more than 300 possible journeys available to choose from.
Written, directed and animated by Los Angeles agency Blind, the video follows an animated traveller searching the world for his missing lover, and allows fans to make real-time choices as to where he journeys next.
The band - made up of Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion - will release the track as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, 'Ghost Stories', which is now available along with their 'Ghost Stories Live 2014' concert film and live recording.
The video follows recent comments from Chris Martin, 37, who revealed Katy Perry was an inspiration for his songwriting when making the number one album, explaining he is a big fan of the 'This Is How We Do' singer.
Speaking about the idea behind previous hit 'A Sky Full Of Stars', he said: "I'll tell you the truth. I was listening to a lot of Katy Perry,
"A lot of her songs have the same chord sequence the whole time. Your body feels comfortable with them and then the melody's changing on top so there's a groove you really get in to and then also you're kept interested... So I was like, 'That's an amazing way of doing songs.'
"So I was like f**k it! I love that stuff. So I wanted to have a song that comes from that world."
The 'Ink' video is available to experience on the Coldplay website (http://www.coldplay.com/ink/).

Kanye West is reportedly planning to quit music for fashion.
The 'Bound 2' hitmaker - who has 16-month-old daughter North with wife Kim Kardashian West - wants to "step away" from the recording studio so he can concentrate on his desire to establish a clothing line.
A source said: "After his next [collaboration] with Sir Paul McCartney comes out, he's going to step away from music and concentrate on clothing."
And if he does turn his back on his music career, it is hoped the 37-year-old rapper can finally fulfill his commitments to Adidas.
The source added to the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column:
"He got a $15 million signing bonus from Adidas, but his line has been pushed back four times because he hasn't had enough time to work on it."
Kanye previously had a deal with Nike but left to work with their rivals as they offered more money.
He has explained in the past: "The old me -- without a daughter -- might have taken this Nike deal because I just love Nike so much, blah, blah, blah, but the new me, with a daughter, takes the Adidas deal because I have royalties and I have to provide for my family...
I'm going to be the first hip-hop designer, and because of that I'mma be bigger than Wal-Mart."

Nikki Sixx wants one of his own songs played at his funeral.
The 55-year-old Motley Crue bassist would like to have the track 'Life Is Beautiful' by his side band Sixx:A.M. played when he is laid to rest because he doesn't want it to be a sad occasion.
When asked what song would be played at the service, he said: "I've picked one of my own songs here, but with good reason, because it's so appropriate.
"It says, 'Promise me you won't cry at my funeral,' and I'd like to think when that day eventually comes everyone will be able to throw one hell of a party and tell a lot of funny stories."
The musician - who wed for the third time in March, this time to model Courtney Bingham - also revealed he was inspired to begin a band as a youngster after writing simple songs for kids.
Talking about the track which made him want to be a musician, he told the latest issue of NME magazine: "It wasn't one song, it was all the songs. Before I was in a band I was making up nursery rhymes."
Nikki - who is a member of Motley Crue along with bandmates Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Vince Neil - added: "I left Idaho to live with my mum, and there was this acoustic guitar at her house that I started to write songs on. I was a songwriter before I was a musician."

Danny O'Donoghue thinks social media is like a "toilet".
The Script frontman knows he can't please everyone all of the time, and says sites like Twitter encourage people to express "every little bit" of their thoughts and opinions.
He said: "Social media is terrible. It's like a toilet where people have gone in to write every little bit of something about you. No matter what we do as a band, no matter what anybody does as a band, even if you're Coldplay, U2 or even down as far as us you're always open. We appeal to millions of people but in doing that we also don't appeal to another few million people. So you're going to divide opinion.
You're not going to please everyone and they're the ones who seem to be on Twitter and YouTube."
The 'Man Who Can't Be Moved' singer has learned the best way to be happy is not to worry about what other people think and to shrug off criticism.
He told The Hits Radio: "It seems the bad news stays with you longer than good news in a way. The only way that you're going to really become happy in life is by stop trying to make everybody happy because you never will"
Danny was talking to The Hits Radio for their 'State of Mind' campaign with charity YoungMinds, to help raise awareness for mental health issues suffered by today's youth. Listen to the show on 30 November at 10pm.

Kurt Cobain's daughter will executive produce a new documentary about the late rocker.
The HBO film, 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck' is the first to be fully authorised and made with the co-operation of the family of the Nirvana frontman - who committed suicide in 1994 - including 22-year-old Frances Bean, his child with wife Courtney Love.
Director Brett Morgen and his team began working on the project eight years ago and were given access to the 'All Apologies' star's entire personal and family archives, meaning the documentary will boast performance footage along with unheard songs and never-before-seen home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, journals, demos and songbooks.
Brett said in a statement: "Once I stepped into Kurt's archive, I discovered over 200 hours of unreleased music and audio, a vast array of art projects (oil paintings, sculptures), countless hours of never-before-seen home movies, and over 4,000 pages of writings that together help paint an intimate portrait of an artist who rarely revealed himself to the media."
The documentary doesn't yet have a definite release date but will come out through HBO Documentary Films and Universal Pictures some time next year.
The filmmaker has previously said the project would feature "a mix of animation and live action."

Labrinth and Ella Henderson will duet at the BBC Music Awards next month.
The 'Let It Be' hitmaker and former 'The X Factor' contestant will collaborate for a special performance at the ceremony on December 11, which will award prizes to the highest achievers in music from the past 12 months.
Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton will host the inaugural event - which will be broadcast live on BBC One, Radio 1 and Radio 2 - presenting awards including British Artist of the Year, International Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.
Talking about the star-studded ceremony last month, Chris said: "Every year is a marvellous year for music in the UK and 2014 has been no exception.
"We shall gratefully be tipping our hats to those whose lights have shone brightest and whose music has helped water the inner flowers of our souls, hearts and minds over the last 12 months. Call it a review with prizes, or a show full of surprises, I cannot wait."
The pair will join other artists who have been confirmed for performances at the Earls Court ceremony, including 'Steal My Girl' hitmakers One Direction, DJ Calvin Harris and 'Thinking Out Loud' crooner Ed Sheeran.
The crowd of 13,500 attendees will also be treated to live tracks from Coldplay, Clean Bandit and Paloma Faith, with further acts to be announced in the run up to the ceremony.