Barenaked Ladies star Steven Page has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession.

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On Friday New York cops in Manilus observed the Canadian singer and his companion, Stephanie Ford, sitting at a cafe table with what appeared to be cocaine in front of them, as they answered a police report about a suspicious vehicle nearby.
The substance tested positive for cocaine, according to police reports obtained by TMZ.com.Page and Ford have since been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. They were both released on $10,000 bail.A representative for Barenaked Ladies tells TMZ.com, "We cannot comment because the matter is before the court. We are confident that out client Steven will be completely exonerated."The controversy could not have come at a worse time for Barenaked Ladies, who have just released a children's album.

Manlius Police say they arrested Steven Page, a lead singer for the band Barenaked Ladies, and two women on drug charges after cocaine and marijuana were found in a Fayetteville apartment.On Friday, July 11, around 2 a.m., police saw a vehicle with an open door in the driveway of a home on East Genesee Street.While investigating the car, officers saw a man and woman inside an apartment, at a kitchen table with a white capsule. Further investigation found the two were in possession of a substance that tested positive for cocaine.Police arrested Page, 38, of Toronto, Canada, and Stephanie Ford, of East Genesee Street, and charged them with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 4th degree, a felony. Ford was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.Ford identified Page as a member of the band, according to police, and Page confirmed to officers that he was.
Both were arraigned in Manlius Town Court and released after posting bail; $10,000 for Page, $5,000 for Ford.Shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday, police arrested Christine Benedicto, of the same apartment, in connection with the drugs that were found.
Benedicto, who was not home at the time of the first two arrests, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana. She was arraigned in Manlius Town Court and released on her own recognizance.All three are scheduled to be back in court on July 17.