Blue star Lee Ryan has been found guilty of racially aggravated assault after drunkenly telling a black flight attendant "I want your chocolate children". The singer, 39, 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.
After being refused more alcohol on the plane and told to return to his seat, Ryan made comments about Leah Gordon's looks, calling her a "chocolate cookie" before grabbing her wrists. Police footage showed Ryan "snarling" and swearing at officers after biting one of them.
Ryan was found guilty of being drunk on an aircraft, assaulting a police officer by biting him, racially aggravated common assault by beating and behaving in an abusive way towards the cabin crew member. The bench at Ealing Magistrates' Court found the "racially aggravated element was proved" on Thursday afternoon.
