Moment Blue’s Lee Ryan is arrested on suspicion of ‘going crazy’ onboard a flight
Blue star Lee Ryan was arrested on suspicion of kicking off at cabin crew during a flight from Glasgow to London City Airport
Lee was arrested after landing in London
This is the moment Lee Ryan got arrested on suspicion of becoming abusive to cabin crew during a flight to London.
The Blue singer, 39, started acting “crazy” after being refused alcohol, according to passengers on the British Airways plane travelling to London City Airport from Glasgow on Sunday afternoon.
After the alleged incident, Lee was pictured in handcuffs as he was escorted by four police officers into the back of a police van.
The musician was wearing a white T-shirt and red baseball cap.
Lee is said to have launched a foul-mouthed tirade at the cabin crew after being denied a drink and he refused to sit back down in his seat.
Lee Ryan has allegedly been arrested
The flight was reportedly disrupted by 20 minutes.
Cabin crew radioed ahead and cops boarded the flight in London on Sunday. They arrested Ryan on suspicion of public order offences.
A Met Police spokesman told Mirror: “At around 1640hrs on Sunday, 31 July, officers met a flight that had arrived at London City Airport from Glasgow.
“A 39-year-old man was arrested for a public order offence. He was taken into custody at an east London police station and was released under investigation the following day.”
Lee’s representatives declined to comment when contacted by Mirror.
Lee Ryan has allegedly been arrested
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Lee Ryan has allegedly been arrested
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One passenger told The Sun : “Never mind singing with Blue, he turned the air blue with his language.
“He became aggressive with the air hostesses once it became clear he wouldn’t get given alcohol.
“At one point he left his seat and started walking up and down the aisle despite being told to sit down — he even ran behind the cabin crew curtains.”
They added: “It was crazy behaviour.”
Lee formed Blue in 2000. The band sold 14million records.
Lee Ryan has allegedly been arrested
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The quartet announced a string of UK dates to mark their 20th anniversary back in November.
Lee said at the time he has a more “sensible” relationship with alcohol since 2014.
He also wanted to protect his vocal chords, which are key to the group’s famous harmonies, after having a cyst removed from the muscle in 2015.
“You’ve got to live carefully and cleanly to look after it,” said Lee.
“I’ll be starting vocal training in January. It’s like if you were told you were going to play in the World Cup – you’d start playing five a side.”
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