Child star who stole hearts in Baz Luhrmann's blockbuster Australia pleads guilty to threatening his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her home as his life spiralled out of control
- Brandon Walters last week pleaded guilty to threatening to harm his ex-partner
- He had also smashed her car window with a rock and was caught drink driving
- Walters, 24, broke into her home on September 3 while a child was present
- Walters had starred as young Aboriginal boy Nullah in the 2008 film Australia
A former child star who featured alongside Nicole Kidman in Baz Lurhmann's blockbuster, Australia, has admitted to threatening his ex-girlfriend and breaking into her home.
Brandon Laurie Walters, 24, last week pleaded guilty to breaking into the woman's home in Cable Beach in Broome, Western Australia and threatening to harm her.
The incident on September 3 came just two weeks after Walters was fined $1,650 for using a rock to smash the window of her Holden Astra.
After Walters threatened his former partner, meaning he had violated a violence restraining order, he was taken to Broome Police Station where he was found with 0.1g of methamphetamine.
Walters had played the Aboriginal boy Nullah in the 2008 film when he was just 12 years old, starring alongside Hugh Jackman and Oscar-winner Ms Kidman.
Brandon Walters (pictured, centre with Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman) starred as Nullah in the 2008 film Australia
The now 24-year-old (pictured) had pleaded guilty to breaking into his ex-partner's home and threatening to harm her
It's believed a child was at the Cable Beach home when Walters threatened the woman, the West Australian reported.
The Broome Magistrate's Court heard that when the 24-year-old smashed the car window, he had been told not to come to the home via text messages from his ex.
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He then hurled a rock through the rear passenger window of the woman's car.
Two weeks later Walters was then pulled over by police where he blew a 0.114 blood alcohol reading.
Walters (pictured at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 2009) was also found with 0.1grams of meth after he was taken to Broome Police Station
Walters also pleaded guilty to possessing the 0.1g of meth.
He will face court again on December 22 while the remainder of his charges were adjourned for February 8.
He had been hand picked to star in Lurhmann's film from 1,000 other young Australian hopefuls.
Australia grossed close to $300million in the box office.
Walters (pictured with Nicole Kidman) had been hand picked out of 1,000 other candidates to star as the young Aboriginal boy in the 2008 drama
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