Personal Life
Born in Tooting, London, Bent is of Jamaican descent. His father, Mervyn Bent, was a player in the youth systems of Wimbledon and Brentford. He moved to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire at the age of 10 and attended Hinchingbrooke school and played for the Godmanchester Rovers youth system. As a youngster, Bent was a supporter of Arsenal, and used to have a season ticket at Highbury. He was handed a formal warning by police in June 2004 after he was alleged to have shot a 12-year old with a pellet gun. Bent refrains from drinking alcohol.
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