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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matthew Weaver and agencies

Man given suspended sentence for punching Drag Race star The Vivienne

James Lee Williams dressed as The Vivienne
James Lee Williams said luckily he is a 6ft ex-rugby player who can take a punch. Photograph: Ian West/PA

A man convicted of punching a drag star in an “appalling” hate crime has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Last month the scaffolder Alan Whitfield, 51, was found guilty by Liverpool magistrates of a one-punch attack on James Lee Williams, 31, who performs as The Vivienne and won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

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