After admitting that he had “stuffed things up royally”, Cousins said: “I hope people can see I’m having a crack at turning it around.”
When presenter Basil Zempilas asked Cousins whether he had been using drugs amid filming the documentary, however, Cousins’ response was vague.
“We’ve been with you for about five days now filming this documentary, can you tell us categorically Ben, have you used drugs in this time?” Zempilas asked.
“No, um… no, but it’s something that um,” Cousins responded.
He later added: “It’s just one of those things, I’d rather not go there. I don’t think it helps.”
When asked by Zempilas if he had taken drugs in the past week or month, he responded: “Well, you know, not today is enough for me and it should be enough for other people.”
While on the topic of his past drug use, Cousins expressed remorse for his role in creating a…