Blue singer Lee Ryan handed 12 month suspended sentence over racially aggravated cabin crew assault
ok.co.ukBlue singer Lee Ryan has been handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for racially aggravated common assault and being abusive to a member of cabin crew on a flight last year.The pop star, 40, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year.
He appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday, attempting to shield himself from photographers under his blazer on the way into court, where he was sentenced for the incident and ordered to pay costs to two members of cabin crew for his behaviour.
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word singer Lee had already pleaded guilty to being drunk on an aircraft, which he was given a four-month suspended jail term for which will run concurrently.
Lee had admitted he had no memory of the incident after drinking a whole bottle of port and eating cheese in the British Airways lounge at Glasgow airport when his flight was delayed.The court heard that he was refused more alcohol on the plane and told to return to his seat, but Lee was said to have called flight attendant Leah Gordon a "chocolate cookie" and told her he was "going to have your chocolate children" before grabbing her wrists.
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