Ralp Fiennes: "She was the sexual aggressor"
Jaime
Sunday, February 18, 2007
'I asked Fiennes out to lunch'
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Fiona Hudson
WHATEVER happened in that Flying Kangaroo toilet cubicle has turned
actor Ralph Fiennes into a frightened possum.
The man who has landed himself in controversy over his alleged romance
with a Qantas air hostess mid-flight broke into a nervous sweat when I
invited him to join me for a light lunch yesterday.
Sitting in a small cafe in Bruges enjoying the first bite of a cheese
and tomato baguette, I noticed the actor about to take away a tuna
sandwich and a cappuccino.
Approaching him, I said I was an Aussie journo and asked if he'd like to
join me for lunch.
The man who plays evil Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films looked
as if he'd rather conjure a spell to instantly melt into the floor.
He pursed his lips nervously, shook his head violently and bolted from
the quaint 'T Eekhoetje cafe without saying a word.
The sharp breeze as the door shut behind him made the glittering red
hearts still dangling in an out-dated Valentine's Day window display
swing wildly.
My heart was thumping as I sat to finish my baguette, pondering where
I'd gone wrong.
What secret wink, nudge or raised eyebrow had flight attendant Lisa
Robertson, 38, of Sydney, used to capture the affections of Fiennes?
Cafe manager Nathalie Tytgat seemed startled by the actor's rapid
departure.
"What did you say to him? You really scared him away," she said.
I admit I was looking pretty haggard after snatching only two hours
sleep the night before.
I'd stood well into the wee hours with about a dozen curious Belgians
watching Fiennes on the set of new movie In Bruges, which he stars in
with Colin Farrell.
The dark comedy is about two hit-men who flee to Bruges after a job goes
wrong.
I discovered I was in the same hotel as the celebrity pair as I stepped
out of the taxi to check in. Who should be standing there opening the
front door for me and bidding me good evening as I struggled with my
bags? The Hollywood hell-raiser, Farrell.
I was agog at his ability to remain a gentleman despite a gaggle of
drunk Belgian girls crowding around him in the boutique hotel's intimate
bar begging him for photos, conversation and much more.
Before they arrived, Farrell had spent several hours smoking and
drinking alone in the small bar, slowly wiling away his one night off
for the week.
Locals have seen Farrell out at the Irish pub after filming some nights,
playing pool, and recently sharing a beer with Fiennes.
The unlikely mates spent little time together the night I was at the
hotel.
Fiennes was on set most of the night, furiously sending text messages to
someone in between each take.
A restless Farrell wandered the 1km or so along cobblestone lanes to
check on filming progress a few times throughout the evening, but
disappeared up to his room about 3.30am.
At 4am I overheard him phone the barman asking for lasagne, a toasted
sandwich and some soft drink from room service.
Meanwhile, when the director called cut, Fiennes retreated straight to
his room and ordered for a large bucket of ice and a tea-cup on a tray.
Given The English Patient star was awake I seized the chance to see if
he wanted to put the record straight about the sex scandal allegations
swirling around in the Australian and British newspapers.
I phoned his room. He let me get out a single sentence before hanging up
without comment.
Hours later his publicist rang to bawl me out for daring approach the
star - even over a phone line - and claimed Fiennes was the real victim
of the mile-high saga.
At least now he seems to have got the hang of saying ``no''.
"The Herald Sun"
Mile-high hostie sacked
February 19, 2007
QANTAS has sacked Lisa Robertson, the hostess at the centre of the Ralph
Fiennes mile-high sex scandal, after she admitted the onboard tryst.
In a media statement released this afternoon, the airline said:
`"Qantas airways announced today that flight attendant Ms Lisa
Robertson's employment contract to operate on Qantas aircraft had been
terminated.''
The announcement followed revelations of an onboard tryst between Ms
Robertson and actor Ralph Fiennes that has dominated word media over the
past week.
Ms Robertson was initially suspended after allegations emerged that she
had sex with the British actor in an aircraft toilet during a flight
from Australia to India on January 24.
Ms Robertson initially denied having sex with Fiennes, claiming that he
followed her into the toilet and "became amorous".
However, in an interview published over the weekend, Ms Robertson
admitted to the encounter, and to later spending the night with the
actor in his hotel room in India.
"At first I denied it because I was desperate to keep my job and I
didn't want to hurt Ralph," Robertson told Britain's The Mail on Sunday
newspaper.
"I know some people will think it's disgusting and I'm not proud of what
I did - it was inappropriate behaviour - but I don't regret it."
Fiennes' media manager Sara Keene told News Ltd papers that he was
seduced by Ms Robertson.
"She initiated the encounter," his media manager Sara Keene said.
"This woman seduced him on a plane. She was the sexual aggressor."
Ms Robertson told The Mail on Sunday she had been starstruck when she
recognised Fiennes on board QF123 from Darwin to Mumbai.
The 175cm blonde stewardess, who quit the NSW police force after 14
years because of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, said she
and Fiennes flirted and the actor suggested he join her for a chat when
she took her break.
It was then, in the curtained-off crew area, that the two began kissing
and undressing.
Scared that they would be caught, Robertson led Fiennes to the lavatory.
"Ralph was a great lover and I thought if I was going to get the sack,
it would be worth it," she told the paper.
"I knew it was against the rules and wrong but I didn't care.
"I was a bit shocked that he didn't wear a condom. Looking back, I think
of it as dangerous and hypocritical given that he was going to India to
talk about AIDS."
A crew member spotted Fiennes emerging from the toilet and saw Ms
Robertson lock the door again behind him, but when her cabin manager
confronted her about the liaison, Ms Robertson denied it.
She was moved to economy class for the rest of the flight but arranged
to meet Fiennes at his hotel in India, where they spent the night
together, having sex a number of times.
Ms Robertson said Fiennes insisted that she deny everything after she
was suspended by Qantas, reportedly telling her: "You're just a hostess
and you don't even like your job ... you can get another job."
Robertson, who went bankrupt after she sued police over an alleged lack
of care regarding her mental health, said she didn't know what she would
do next, but was confident she would "bounce back".
Copyright 2007 "The Herald Sun"
Jaime
Jaime
under the headline, "Ralph Fiennes Sexually Assaulted" LMAO!):
Asked if this meant Fiennes considered himself blameless, his PR manager
reverted to her standard line: "I never comment on his personal life. I
wouldn't comment on his actions."
Ms Keene also refused to either confirm or deny allegations that a
relationship between Fiennes, 44, and Ms Robertson, 38, had continued
once the plane touched down.
Asked if Fiennes could have turned down an apparent offer to join Ms
Robertson in the toilet cubicle, Ms Keene said: "Of course he could have
said no.
"The point I am making is that she initiated it. He didn't force himself
upon her."
As fall-out from the incident continued, Fiennes held early-morning
crisis talks with his London-based publicist from his hotel room in
Bruges, where he is shooting a film with Hollywood bad boy Colin
Farrell.
Ms Keene - who represents other celebrity clients including Jude Law and
Kate Winslet - said Fiennes should not be expected to make any comment
in defence of the honour of Ms Robertson.
And he should feel no guilt if Ms Robertson was sacked by Qantas or had
to resign, she said.
Ms Keene said the flight attendant had changed her version of events at
least twice, and had sold versions of her story to the highest bidder
while Fiennes had kept a dignified silence.
"If you paid all the money in the world, it wouldn't buy him," Ms Keene
said of her client.
"There's not enough money in the world that will make him respond in
person.
"He never has, and he's never going to. The story is over now, as far as
we are concerned."
The actor spent the evening standing in a picturesque market square in
Bruges watching mate Farrell and a female co-star kiss for the cameras.
A relaxed Fiennes smiled broadly as the director offered Farrell, a
notorious ladies' man, and his co-star hints on how to smooch better.
Ms Keen said she was personally angry at the way Ms Robertson had acted.
"I'm glad she's telling the truth at last. They are my words, not
Ralph's," she said.
Ms Keen said she expected Sunday papers in Britain to carry further
damaging claims from Ms Robertson against the star of The English
Patient.
In all her years representing Fiennes - including two particularly
dramatic break-ups - Ms Keene has rarely unleashed such a vigorous
defence of the star.
Until now, her public statements since the incident hit the media
spotlight have been restricted to a curt "No comment".
Fiennes refused to comment when approached yesterday.
"The Mirror"
February 18, 2007
MY MILE-HIGH SEX WITH HARRY POTTER VILLAIN
Exclusive by Frank Thorne and Sandra White
AIR hostess Lisa Robertson tells today of her incredible mile-high romps
with lust-filled Harry Potter star Ralph Fiennes.
Ex-policewoman Lisa, 38, had frantic sex with the 44-year-old Hollywood
heartthrob - who pronounces his name "Rafe" - at 35,000ft in a business
class toilet on a night flight to India.
And she tells how the passion carried on after they touched down...in
Fiennes' luxury hotel suite.
In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Mirror, blonde Lisa reveals
how Oscar-nominated Fiennes: -Ogled her, told her she was gorgeous and
then SEDUCED her as she sat on her crew seat.
Had UNPROTECTED SEX with her in the plane's toilet even though he was on
his way to India as a UNICEF ambassador to teach villagers about the
dangers of Aids.
Wined and dined her at his hotel, then had KINKY SEX with her three
times in one night - and again in the morning.
Finally COLD-SHOULDERED her when she asked for his help to keep her job
after her bosses found out about the romp.
Lisa, who is currently suspended from her job, said: "I wanted him so
much. I couldn't control myself. I couldn't resist. Some people will
think it's disgusting. But I don't regret it.
"Ralph Fiennes is gorgeous and the chemistry between us was amazing.
What woman wouldn't want to have sex with him? He was the best lover
I've ever had - a 10 out of 10."
Lisa met Ralph, who plays evil Lord Voldemort in the Potter movies,
after he boarded Qantas flight QF123, business class, from Darwin,
Australia for an evening flight to Mumbai on January 24.
She instantly recognised him. She is a massive fan of his and has seen
his blockbuster film The English Patient 20 times.
As Fiennes sat sipping red wine, they chatted in the cheery way expected
of her job as she strolled through the cabin. She said: "There was an
instant chemistry between us. He was flirting with me. Every time I
looked up I saw that he was watching me.
I TOLD him, 'I love your films. I hope you don't mind me saying this.
It's a little unprofessional of me'. He replied, 'Not at all. You're
gorgeous'. He stroked my arm to reassure me and smiled. I noticed he had
beautiful hands."
About two hours into the flight, as Lisa walked to the curtained area
where staff take their breaks, Fiennes said he might pop down to see her
later.
It was 11pm and most of the other 12 passengers in business class were
sleeping. Fiennes was in a window seat.
"After 10 minutes, he pulled the curtain across a little and peered in
and said to me, 'I'm sorry, were you sleeping?'" said Lisa. "He sat
opposite me in the pull-down crew jump seat. Our knees were practically
touching.
"I was really happy to see him. He told me, 'I'm learning my lines for a
new movie with Colin Farrell. I'm playing the part of a gangster - I'm
the bad guy. It's about a murder that goes wrong. I'm practising my
Cockney accent'. So I asked him to do some for me and he did and it was
really good."
But he went into a "luvvie" sulk when she praised the English Patient as
"just the best movie". Lisa said: "He told me, 'That was over 10 years
ago. Why don't people validate my later work?' I apologised and said I
didn't mean to offend him." His dented pride restored, Fiennes told her
would be "touring villages in India for UNICEF talking about Aids
awareness and HIV.
"He asked me what I would be doing in Mumbai and then said, 'Do you want
to meet up?' I said, 'Yeah, that would be great'. Of course I wanted to
meet up with him. I thought he was gorgeous.
"We were so close. Our faces were less than a foot apart and then he
started holding my hands. Then he began kissing me. The kissing was very
passionate and his hands were all over me. I just melted. He started
caressing my neck, holding my head and then he started undoing the
buttons on my dress. The way he was going, he would have had sex with me
there and then. I melted. I was gone. I was very turned on. So was he. I
had butterflies in my stomach. I was touching his face and his hair. He
had beautiful skin. I could tell he was aroused. I was undoing his shirt
as well.
"It was a bit surreal - like a scene from one of his movies. He was
kissing me full on, putting his tongue in my mouth. I was afraid my
supervisor might pull back the curtain and catch us.
"Eventually, I couldn't bear it any longer. I just grabbed his hand and
said, 'Come in here a minute'.
"By this time, we had half our clothes off. I didn't care if my boss saw
us, I led him into the cabin toilet next to where we had been sitting
and locked the door. The second we were in there, he started ripping his
clothes off and then he helped me get mine off.
"Within seconds, we both ended up totally naked - him with his trousers
around his shoes and me stripped bare. My hold-up stockings were the
only thing left on.
"I had been wearing a bra but not any knickers. One Qantas girl got
hauled over the coals because her panty line was visible through her
dress so I thought, 'I'll show them - I won't wear any underwear'. I
have always found not wearing knickers liberating.
"There wasn't much room. We were both standing up. I sat on the sink and
straight away Ralph starting giving me oral sex. It was amazing but I
was a bit shocked. I liked it but I was surprised he would do that to a
total stranger.
"He was a completely unselfish lover. He did that for a few minutes then
I grabbed his manhood. He was very well endowed.
"I thought if I was going to get the sack, it would be worth it. I knew
everything was totally against the rules and wrong but I didn't care. I
was going for it.
HE didn't wear a condom. I was a bit shocked. Looking back it was
dangerous behaviour - and pretty hypocritical given that he was going to
India to talk about Aids.
"But at the time I didn't care. As we were going at it he joked, 'Are
you promiscuous?' And I replied, 'Are you?' We were laughing, but trying
to keep the noise down. Then he asked me, 'Have you ever done this
before?' and I said, 'No, never'. He kept his eyes open the whole time,
staring at me intensely, although we were kissing madly.
"The sex went on for about 10 minutes. We must have been making a bit of
noise. I had my feet against the wall during sex. I started to realise
that people would miss me and wonder where I was as my break was almost
over. I heard some noises outside and told him we had to get out of
there quickly.
"I helped him get dressed and he told me that when he got out of there
that he would press his call button to distract the other flight
attendants so I could leave the toilet.
"A male staff member saw Ralph come out of the toilet and he saw me lock
the door after Ralph. When I came out, the staff member was still
there."
The chief stewardess confronted Lisa and ordered her to spend the rest
of the journey in economy class. "Ralph called me over and asked me, 'Is
everything alright?'," said Lisa. "He was very concerned." Lisa tried to
put his concerns to rest - "I had given him my phone number and didn't
want him to freak out and not call me when we landed," she said.
When the plane landed Lisa made sure she stood next to Fiennes as he got
off and they arranged he would phone her.
Lisa had been at her hotel for only 30 minutes when her phone went. It
was Fiennes.
He was on his way to his hotel, The Intercontinental, and wanted her to
come over. "I had a shower, put on a little floral sun dress and my
flip-flops," she said.
"I put on minimum makeup and had a glass of wine because I was a bit
nervous."
Fiennes opened the door of his sixth-floor suite, room 663, naked bar a
white towel around his waist. "He said. 'How are you darling? I'm just
having a bath. Make yourself a drink'," Lisa said.
"He dropped the towel and was wandering around naked. I was laughing, I
thought it was hilarious. He had quite a nice body.
"It was a really luxurious room. The bath tub was in the centre of this
large bathroom. There was a bottle of red wine with a little note
saying, 'Welcome Mr Fiennes'. I was like an excited kid in a sweet shop.
"Ralph got up and got changed into a casual blue shirt and chinos and
asked if I would like to go out and have some dinner with him. He said
he'd heard there was a really lovely restaurant on the roof. I said that
would be great.
"I was delighted. I thought he would just keep me in the room, have sex
with me and throw me out. But he was a complete gentleman, treating our
meeting like a real date. We ordered snacks and drinks. He had a
martini.
"He was holding my hand and had his arm around me, as if I was his
girlfriend."
Fiennes was dumped last year by his long-term lover Francesca Annis
after the Sunday Mirror revealed he had been cheating on her with singer
Cornelia Crisan.
Now he has been dumped again - by interior designer Sirin Lewenden who
has ended their five-month romance, reportedly tired of his "wandering
eye" and appetite for "unconventional sex".
Lisa revealed: "Ralph told me, 'It's been a bad year'." She said they
had a couple more drinks before returning to his room. "I suggested we
cracked open the red and poured us a glass each.
He put on a DVD - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - which he said he
was watching for research. He came over, threw the top sheet off the bed
and took his clothes off. I took my clothes off at the same time. There
was no conversation and in no time we were kissing and right into it.
"He opened a box of condoms and took one out and put one on. I was lying
on the bed naked but then he wanted me to stand up. I was facing him.
"We were kissing and fondling each other for a minute or so, then he
turned me around, bent me over and had sex with me.
"I thought to myself, 'Ralph, you are a bit of a kinky boy' - but I was
loving it."
Lisa and Fiennes had sex twice more that evening.
Before they fell asleep, she said the actor told her: "I'm sorry, but
I'm going to have to kick you out in the morning.
"I've got a lot of calls to make and things to do." I understood but I
was disappointed.
Lisa was woken at 7am by Fiennes making phone calls. "He turned around
and began kissing and cuddling me," she said. "Then got up and went over
to his bag and took out a new box of condoms.
"He came back and stood by the bed and said in an English actor voice,
'Shall I f**k you now?' I said, 'OK then, if you must', in a jokey
English lady accent.
"He complained that Australian condoms were too small. I told him,
'That's why I don't go out with Aussie men'.
"We made love for about 20 minutes and both climaxed. It was excellent.
"Then he said, 'I'm going to have to kick you out now'. It was my cue to
go.
"I didn't even have a shower. I just went into the bathroom, tied my
hair back and put my flip flops on. He was still in bed as I came back
and sat on the side of the bed.
"He said, 'See you on the next Qantas flight'. I said, 'You will never
fly Qantas again'. He replied, 'Oh Yes I will'. He walked me to the door
and kissed me and said, 'Goodbye, Darling'.
"I was going to be in Mumbai for another two days, so I hoped he would
have had time to see me again - or even a phone call. But when he didn't
call, I realised he was never going to call."
Lisa, who lives alone with her dog in Sydney suburb, added sadly: "He is
a millionaire film star, and I'm just a £13-an-hour air hostess.
"I wasn't under any illusions that this would be the start of any
romance - I knew it would be just about sex. But I thought we could keep
a friendship.
"The more time that passes and the more I think about the whole thing,
the more I feel I have been used."
Jaime
CliffB
> Lisa had been at ...
>
> read more »
Cassie
> seduced by Ms Robertson.
>
> "She initiated the encounter," his media manager Sara Keene said.
>
> "This woman seduced him on a plane. She was the sexual aggressor."
>
oh my God......... that poor poor man, being taken advantage like
that by a flight attendant!! how will he EVER recover????
defiant
Sometimes, celebrity spokespersons need to think before they open
their mouths, lol.
diane...@sbcglobal.net
"CliffB" <fl...@gosympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1171869638.8...@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
He's a bit of a slut, and now the cat's really out of the bag.
This woman was wrong and incredibly stupid and, in my opinion, deserved the
sacking by Qantas. However, Fiennes is a jackass for not taking part of the
blame. After all, she didn't force him into that restroom. Does he
actually think it would hurt his reputation as an actor if he stood up for
the woman? His action just makes him look like a jerk.
Diane M
defiant
wrote:
> "CliffB" <f...@gosympatico.ca> wrote in message
For those of us in the UK, Fiennes has always been a jerk. He is NOT
a gentleman by any means.
slad...@hotmail.com
Tiki Taz
wrote:
> "CliffB" <f...@gosympatico.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:1171869638.8...@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
> He's a bit of a slut, and now the cat's really out of the bag.
>
> This woman was wrong and incredibly stupid and, in my opinion, deserved the
> sacking by Qantas.
She's guilty of two things. Bad taste and a big mouth.
> However, Fiennes is a jackass for not taking part of the
> blame. After all, she didn't force him into that restroom.
The whiny "Whaaaah, Eve made me do it!" innocent-Adam defense will
always endure. Men will never take responsibility for their own
actions while there's a woman around to blame.
Slinky Pink
> He's a bit of a slut, and now the cat's really out of the bag.
There's something really icky about his choice of "conquests", though.
First there was the nasty, cheap Bulgarian (Hungarian?) singer who
gave the EXACT same kind of tabloid interview ("he asked me to keep on
my crystal laced stillettos", etc ad nauseum) after he was caught
cheating on Francesca Annis with her. Now this ugly stewardess. She's
completely cheap looking. If she were American I'm swear she came out
of a trailer park. Maybe Australia has trailer parks, too. Outback
trailer parks. It's not just the cheating, not using a condom--it's
the really more embarassing details like doing naked yoga. Eeeek. And
to think that for years he appeared to be the epitome of British
class. Well, I lost total respect and admiration for him after what he
did to his wife. But these latest episodes really surprise me.
Slinky Pink
<brandy...@kittylitternewsguy.com> wrote:
> Slinky Pink <sleepinglo...@earthlink.net> wrote in
> alt.gossip.celebrities:
What he did to her was nothing less that horrible. He showed up on the
set of the movie she was filming, and cheerfully told her he had
"fallen in love" with Francesca Annis (while doing Hamlet onstage with
her) and that the marriage was over. Period, just like that. Alex
Kingston talked about this in an interview, how stunned she was--not
just at the shocking news, but at the "bright and breezy" way he made
his announcement to her. They had been married for two years but were
together for 10 years before that. And given the fact that she was
about 32 years old at the time, it sounds like she had devoted most of
her life to this man and certainly didn't expect he would do what he
did. I think she also tolerated a lot from him during their many years
together, on account of his "family issues" mostly involving his
mother. Fiennes' background is in fact quite intruiging. He's also
very screwed up and always has been. I always thought he was a classic
tortured artist. To be honest, I never took him for a pervert--which
it now looks like he is.