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Kim Pilling

Drag star The Vivienne tells court hate crime assault caused 'stress, anguish and ongoing trauma'

Drag star The Vivienne said a homophobic assault while he waited for food in a McDonald’s has caused “stress, anguish and ongoing trauma”.

Last month, magistrates ruled the one-punch attack by scaffolder Alan Whitfield, 51, on James Lee Williams, 31, who performs as the drag queen, was a hate crime.

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