BREAKING: Blue singer Lee Ryan has been convicted of the racially aggravated assault of a cabin crew member.
The Blue singer Lee Ryan has been convicted of the racially aggravated assault of a flight cabin crew member.
The pop star had been eating cheese and drinking alcohol in an airport lounge before boarding the plane, the court was told.Giving evidence, a different flight attendant said she had been approached by Ryan shortly after the plane departed, when he had asked to be upgraded from economy to business class."He told me he had a problem, that he was being harassed by other passengers, that he was famous and asked did I know who he was," she said.
She told the court she had noticed Ryan was "slurring his words and staggering around" and said he was refused more alcohol and told to return to his seat. "It felt like he was saying I was beautiful for a black person because of the way he was describing my colour," she said.
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