Here's Leona Lewis in Waterstones in central London's Piccadilly yesterday, happily signing copies of her new book, Dreams (in case you thought it was called 'LEONA'), for fans who'd been queuing for hours. Moments later, she was slapped in the face by a moron who'd been waiting in line for a reported five hours. Nice.
WENN reported at the time: "Lewis, who shot to fame after winning U.K. TV talent show The X Factor in 2006, was not badly injured and did not require hospital treatment, according to a Scotland Yard spokesman. Her representative says, 'Leona was a victim of an unprovoked attack this afternoon at her book singing. The police were called immediately and medical attention has been sought. Leona's understandably badly shaken and apologises to the fans she was unable to meet and complete signings for'." Leona was also due to appear on The One Show last night, but pulled out for obvious reasons.
According to this morning's Metro: "The 24-year-old's attacker 'walked up there with the book, she signed it and, as she looked up, he just punched her,' said a witness. It was so powerful that fans said they could hear the impact. Security guards then jumped on the man (better late than never, eh). 'They were trying to pull him out and he was just laughing, he thought it was funny.'"
A witnesses speaking to The Sun said: "It was horrendous. He waited for Leona to bow her head then just lashed out - a proper full-on punch on the side of her face. She let out a piercing scream and grabbed her temple. Security piled on this guy and Leona just started running"... "This bloke looked like a nutcase. He was like a bumpkin, well over 6ft tall and with buck teeth. He really walloped Leona. She must have been in agony."
The most bizarre report comes from The Mirror: "Since the news of the attack broke yesterday, more eyewitnesses have come forward to say exactly what they saw. Apparently the man in question, who was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm over the incident, had queued for five hours to meet Leona, and shouted 'I love you!' at the singer as security wrestled him to the ground."
There's a wee insight into the warped world this man probably grew up in, where a kiss with a fist was better than none.
