The Whole Story : Liam's Arrest
Laura Speck
ARRESTED
OASIS singer Liam Gallagher was arrested last night after 24 hours of
hell-raising ended in a pub fracas. Photographer Mel Bouzad said Liam, 26,
punched him in the stomach then watched as his camera was smashed. "Liam was
like a wildman," said Bouzad.
He was arrested at the bar of the Pembroke Castle, in Primrose Hill, north
London, "tanked up" on Pils lager. Liam - who had told actress wife Patsy
Kensit he would cut down his drinking - was led away in handcuffs.
After an all-night party, he had continued boozing and was earlier stopped
by police near his £1.5million home. He was later released on police bail.
THE photographer involved in a pub fracas with Liam Gallagher said last
night: "He was like a wild man."
Liam clashed with Mel Bouzad after a 24-hour binge in which at one point he
broke down and wept. Bouzad met up with the Oasis singer at the Pembroke
Castle in north London - Liam's teatime port of call after a session that
had started with an all-night party.
The cameraman said Liam pushed him against a car, before landing a blow to
his stomach.
Liam's henchmen tried in vain to rip the film from Bouzad's camera, then
smashed the lens.
Fellow photographer Steve Butler told how Liam's brother Noel poked him in
the face and threatened a "glassing" attack.
Butler said Noel told him: "You are going to send my brother insane."
Liam and his pals had downed drinks at two other pubs before arriving at the
Pembroke - the "local" for Oasis record company Creation.
They realised they had been spotted by a photographer. After going inside
Liam and co. turned on their heels, marched straight out and made for
Bouzad.
Last night Bouzad said: "Gallagher hit me in the stomach and it really hurt.
Then they tried to get the film out of my camera. They couldn't do it, so
they smashed the lens.
"I wasn't breaking any law. I certainly didn't provoke them - Liam was like
a wildman." Fellow snapper Butler, 33, said: "I couldn't believe what
happened. It was ridiculous and outrageous.
"Mel's only a tiny guy and Liam just went for him, with his mates joining
in. All Mel did was take a few photographs of him. Liam went berserk.
"He pushed him against a car quite violently, grabbed hold of him and a
scuffle broke out. Mel didn't retaliate. I don't think he knew what had hit
him."
Butler told how brother Noel, 31, came from nowhere.
He said: "I was going to go back to my car, but some of the Gallaghers'
mates had surrounded it. Anyone with a camera would have been a dead man.
Noel came up to me and stared me straight in the face. He called me a
f***ing w****r.
"He prodded me in the chest and then poked me in the face. I just stood
there and took it.
"Noel told me that if there was no one around, 'I'd do you right now, I'd
glass you.you are going to send my brother insane'. He wasn't messing
around, I knew he meant it."
Liam and his friends then went back inside the Pembroke, where he was
arrested 15 minutes later and taken by van to Camden police station.
Butler, who had been attending a nearby Sean Bean press call, said: "I don't
think Liam's pals could believe he was arrested. There were cries of
anguish.
"I know Mel's taking it really seriously and wants to press charges. He
still can't quite believe what happened to him."
A witness to the brawl claimed Liam had been provoked. The man, who refused
to be named, said: "Liam was minding his own business when the photographer
started taking pictures.
"Liam had been drinking a lot, but he was provoked. The police turned up and
trussed him up like a chicken."
Another witness said: "Liam was pretty tanked up on Pils. He just snapped
when the photographer tried to take his picture."
Liam had been stopped and searched in mid-afternoon as he staggered along
the pavement near the £1.5million home he has shared with actress wife Patsy
Kensit.
Police believed he was under the influence of drugs or drink, but found
nothing. Liam and Patsy, 29, split up two months ago, but a fortnight ago he
vowed to stop his drink binges and repair their relationship.
Patsy, who now lives at a Bayswater flat, was filming in London yesterday.
Last night police said of LIam's part in the Pembroke punch-up: "He was
arrested after a disturbance and an allegation of criminal damage."
Brother Noel later returned to his mansion, Supernova Heights, in Belsize
Park, north London.
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Awww...innit sweet to see Noel sticking up for his little brovah??? hehehe
Laura
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wasn't Liam charged with assault and disruptive behavior?? Also, how were the
things he was charged with dropped?? BTW, the NME said that the bartender said
Liam wasn't drunk at all but he could just be trying to save his job
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cool to see Noel stand up for Liam.
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Laura Speck
>BTW, the NME said that the bartender said
>Liam wasn't drunk at all but he could just be trying to save his job
When is Liam NOT drunk?!!?! ;)
Laura Speck
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>>When is Liam NOT drunk?!!?! ;)
>
> Well, I was saying it cause we all know the little promise Liam made :)
>
True...but I honestly doubt he'll stick to that promise cos' it would be
hard to give up a habit like that...and he can get practically any girl he
wants anyways, as sickening as it is.
RoundMyWay
>>Liam wasn't drunk at all but he could just be trying to save his job
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Well, I was saying it cause we all know the little promise Liam made :)
Yer Mate,
Laura Speck
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>> "Noel told me that if there was no one around, 'I'd do you right now, I'd
>> glass you.you are going to send my brother insane'. He wasn't messing
>> around, I knew he meant it."
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Kick his ass??? haha
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Beg...@my-dejanews.com
> "Noel told me that if there was no one around, 'I'd do you right now, I'd
> glass you.you are going to send my brother insane'. He wasn't messing
> around, I knew he meant it."
What does "glassing" mean?
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respected news outlets like the Dallas Morning News and Washington Post
referring to Liam as one half of the British Rock Duo Oasis. ANNOYING!!!
Alin
Acquiesce
>
> > "Noel told me that if there was no one around, 'I'd do you right now, I'd
> > glass you.you are going to send my brother insane'. He wasn't messing
> > around, I knew he meant it."
>
> What does "glassing" mean?
>
> Beggar
Shove a broken bottle into his face...
See Ya,
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Yea, and I'm fed up with hearing news readers pronounce his name as
"Gallaher" it's "Gallagher" dammit!
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RoundMyWay
>"Gallaher" it's "Gallagher" dammit!
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>GloryStory.
Actually, Paul and Mrs. Gallagher pronounce it Gallaher...I don't know why
Noel and Liam don't.....
Gar
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>>Yea, and I'm fed up with hearing news readers pronounce his name as
>>"Gallaher" it's "Gallagher" dammit!
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>>GloryStory.
>
> Actually, Paul and Mrs. Gallagher pronounce it Gallaher...I don't know
why
>Noel and Liam don't.....
>
It's Gallaher, from Irish, where the g would be silent. Of course, being
English, Noel and Liam wouldn't pronounce it like this (I can only assume
Paul picked it up from his mum, who is of course Irish).
Gar, who pronounces it Gallaher and finds it irritating when it's pronounced
with a hard 'g' :)
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