Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to racially aggravated abuse after a "joke" he told during a show.
Gascoigne, 49, made the comment during An Evening With Gazza in Wolverhampton on 30 November 2015.
At Dudley Magistrates" Court, the ex-player, who lives in Dorset, admitted using "threatening or abusive words or behaviour".
He admitted the offence ahead of a trial which was to start on Monday.
On his way into court Gascoigne stopped to sign autographs, including on a man"s chest.
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Gascoigne, whose career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Rangers, made the comment to a black security guard at Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
The Express & Star newspaper reported the charge related to a remark the former England midfielder made about the guard, who was in a darkened part of the stage. Gascoigne allegedly said he could not tell "if he was smiling or not".
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