Disgraced movie star Tom Sizemore has been handed the best Christmas present - his freedom. The star has been released from prison eight months early. He was jailed for 16 months last year for violating his probation in relation to a 2004 methamphetamine conviction.

Sizemore was released from a Kern County, California prison on 10 December after being awarded 213 days credit for time already spent behind bars and in court-imposed rehabilitation, reports website TMZ.com.

The 45-year-old star had admitted violating his probation when police found two bags of crystal methamphetamine and pipes in his possession during an arrest last month in Bakersfield, California.

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