Former Channel Seven presenter Andrew O'Keefe is facing more charges after allegedly punching, kicking and choking a woman in his Sydney apartment.
Police say the ex-game show host had 1.5 grams of cannabis on him on the day he allegedly assaulted the 38-year-old woman at his Kent Street home last week.
Mr O'Keefe, 50, didn't appear before Central Local Court when he was formally charged with possessing a prohibited drug last month.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Liam Edwards said Mr O'Keefe would also be charged with breaching an apprehended violence order related to a separate incident.
The former White Ribbon ambassador remains accused of attacking a woman who allegedly had to bite him to break free from his city apartment on January 25.
He is charged with two counts of intentionally choking a person without consent, three counts of common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Mr O'Keefe claims he acted in self-defence and is expected to enter pleas when the case returns before Magistrate Robert Williams next Friday.
During an unsuccessful bail application last week, the court heard he had been diagnosed with several conditions relating to mental health and addiction.
Mr O'Keefe worked for Channel Seven for 17 years, appearing on programs, such as Weekend Sunrise and The Chase Australia.
He was chair of domestic violence charity The White Ribbon Foundation when it was established in 2007.
He is no longer an ambassador for the organisation, which was relaunched after going into liquidation in 2019.
Mr O'Keefe remains behind bars.
