Shamed comic Justin Lee Collins is charging fans £25 for minute-long videos in desperate cash grab
CONVICTED abuser and comedian Justin Lee Collins is charging fans £25 for video clips that last just a few minutes.
The shamed TV comic has appeared on CelebVM, an app and website that lets desperate celebs fleece fans with high-priced personalised video messages.
His on the site says you can connect with him "in a unique and fun way".
Desperate Justin, who was found guilty of abusing his former girlfriend by a UK court, will record video clips wishing you happy birthday or congratulating you on a new job.
The comedian's services are listed alongside offers of personal videos from US porn star Lisa Ann and a Ricky Gervais impersonator.
A sample video from Justin lasts just one minute and 27 seconds. That means you're paying him £17 a minute, or the equivalent of £1,034 an hour.
The Sun can reveal that Justin doesn't even get the full £25 for his work.
CelebVM told us that celebs only receive 85% of the fee; the remaining 15% is split between the website's creators, the payment provider, and the person who recommended Justin to the site.
To make matters worse, the disgraced comic – who only returned to TV in 2016 following his 2012 conviction – isn't even one of the premium options on the site.
Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts pulls in £30 per video, while XXX actress Lisa Ann charges £40 per clip.
And failed Justin is even beaten by 15-year-old Brighton Sharbino, who played a small role on The Walking Dead and demands £55 for her videos.
Justin was convicted of harassment back in 2012 after his relationship with then-girlfriend Anna Larke turned sour.
His relationship with Anna began in November 2010, but the pair broke up after just seven months.
Justin was found guilty of abusing Anna by making her fear violence, and was sentenced to 140 hours of community service.
He also had to pay £3,500 in prosecution costs, and eventually sought help from a psychotherapist for his issues.
During Justin's trial, a court heart had the comedian had waged a "campaign of abuse" against Anna.
He was heard calling her a "f*****g slag" and a "dirty, vile whore" in tape recordings.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, he admitted he felt terrible about what happened with Anna.
Justin said: "It was irrational, bizarre and disgusting.
"I've tried to make sense of it but I can't. I am entirely to blame for the awful things that came out of my mouth during that argument.
"Some of the arguments were deeply personal, embarrassing and mortifying to relive.
"To have my mum read about those things was terrible.
"I couldn't believe what was happening. Even when I was in the dock, it didn't feel like it was me on trial. It was surreal. I was thinking, 'How have I got here?'"
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But in 2017 – five years after Justin was convicted – Anna broke her silence and admitted she was left suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
She said she avoids seeing Justin on TV, and panics every time she hears songs from Rock of Ages, a West End show that Justin appeared in.
Anna told the Sunday People how she was bombarded with abuse from online trolls during the court case, but is now finally moving on with her life.
She added that Justin had never said sorry about the hell he put her through.
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