Blue's Lee Ryan tells court 'I'm not racist' after flight attendant incident

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Blue singer Lee Ryan testified at his magistrates trial that he was drunk when he referred to a Black flight attendant as ‘chocolate’ before his arrest last summer.

when he wasn’t served alcohol. Staff are said to have radioed down and the singer was arrested when the plane touched down at London City Airport.

Sharing her version of events, the flight attendant – who has not been named – told the court: ‘He was making comments about my complexion, “you’re my chocolate darling, my chocolate cookie”, and “I’m going to have your chocolate children”. ‘I am sorry that I touched her, but that’s all I did, touch her lightly, by her admission,’ he later said.

Another flight attendant, who also gave evidence in court, said she was approached by Ryan shortly after the plane departed.

 

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