The Verve singer Richard Ashcroft responds to rumours he was holding a bag of drugs on live TV

A bag fell out of his pocket on Soccer Am.

The Verve singer Richard Ashcroft has denied that a package of drugs fell out of his pocket during an appearance on Soccer AM this weekend. The indie icon was a guest on the football chatshow and after being introduced to the live audience, viewers noticed that a small piece of debris fell from the leg of his trousers as he sat down. After learning that a number of people were insinuating that he was holding drugs, Ashcroft published the following message via Instagram which he has now deleted. "Just a quick message to a couple of you trolls on Twitter who are making a name for yourselves out of me – and also people moralising and virtue signalling. Number one: Cocaine and I have had no relationship for decades. Number two: Don’t you ever surmise what has fallen out of my pocket. And, don’t bring my children into it." He adds: "You’re on thin ice. Don’t libel my name. My dad didn’t like litter and I don’t really like litter. But it gets a bit preposterous in my pocket.  In The Verve I was known as Colombo, so get your facts right. You’re on thin ice. Peace.” Take a look below. https://twitter.com/MainlyOasis/status/1043550352577101824 The Bittersweet Symphony and The Drugs Don't Work singer also laughed off the whole ordeal by joking that he wished 635,000 people had watched his most recent music video. With regards to his immediate future, the singer has a new album being released on 19 October, Natural Rebel, and he also has a few concerts coming up too. https://twitter.com/richardashcroft/status/1043689853974659072