A DJ who assaulted internet prankster Jack Jones with pizza has described his prosecution as a a "waste of the court's time and a waste of taxpayers' money".

Discoboy Lee Marshall filmed himself running up to Mr Jones outside Canterbury West train station and shoving the slice of meat feast into his victim's face.

City magistrates heard that the 30-year-old shouted: "Have some pizza for your birthday, Jack. This is what you do to other people."

Mr Jones did not see the funny side and called police.

Marshall, from Sturry, appeared in court this afternoon and admitted common assault.

Prosecutor Neil Sweeney told the court that Mr Jones, who lives in Margate, had come to Canterbury with friends to celebrate his birthday on February 9.

As they walked towards the city, Marshall struck.

In a statement, Mr Jones, who had previously worked on internet pranks with the defendant, said: "He smashed a pizza in my face.

"I felt dizzy afterwards and I'm now scared that this sort of thing may happen again. If it reaches social media, it could damage my career."

Mr Jones performs practical jokes on unsuspecting members of the public and uploads the videos to the internet. He has millions of followers.

Marshall also uploads videos of himself performing as his alter ego Discoboy.

His solicitor, David Nelson, said Marshall accepted that he pushed pizza in Mr Jones's face for his birthday.

"He thought Mr Jones would treat it as a joke," Mr Nelson said.

"This was indeed a practical joke, but it went wrong.

"He is extremely remorseful and what he did was foolish and not something he would do to any other member of the public."

After the 15-minute hearing, Marshall told KentOnline: "It's a joke that this has come to court.

"It's a waste of the court's time and of waste of taxpayers' money.

"Jack Jones can dish out pranks, but he can't take them himself. He's ended up with £50 compensation for this piece of pizza. Not bad."

Magistrates gave Marshall a one-year conditional discharge.

He must also pay £50 compensation, a £15 surcharge and £85 costs.