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French actor thrown off flight for peeing in the cabin

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French actor Gerard Depardieu was thrown off his flight in Paris after he attempted to pee into a bottle after being stopped from using the toilet before they took off. Apparently the Cyrano de Bergerac star was flying to Dublin on a CityJet flight yesterday when he needed to use the toilet before take-off. However after being told three times by cabin crew staff he had could not use the toilet before take-off and had to remain seated, the actor decided to get out of his seat and relieve himself into an empty bottle at the back of the plane.

On Wednesday a passenger on that flight contacted a French radio station and claimed the star stood up minutes before take-off and declared in a loud voice: “Je veux pisser, Je veux pisser.”

Police were called when the plane made its way back to the departure gate and they then escorted the Oscar-nominated Depardieu off the plane. According to CityJet staff the plane was ‘fit for purpose’ when it went back to the runway for take-off at Charles de Gaulle Airport. The airline confirmed that he plane had been delayed and it took off later than scheduled for Dublin without Depardieu, as well as an associate who had been travelling with the actor.

In a statement the airline, a subsidiary of Air France, said: “Flight AF5010, which was due to depart at 1845 from Paris to Dublin, was delayed due to an incident on board involving a passenger who refused to remain in his seat as the aircraft was taxiing on the runway. The captain returned the aircraft to stand where the passenger was offloaded.”

The 62 year old actor was due to fly to Ireland for filming on Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia, the fourth instalment of the Asterix and Obelix series which sees the adventures of two Gauls who resist Roman occupation with help from a magic potion.

The actor who has now arrived in Ireland to start filming which will continue for the next four weeks, his agent who is also in Ireland said he did not wish to comment publicly on the incident. The actor who is also a vineyard owner, has stated that he has not had any alcohol for the past two years and stated that all he wanted to do was use the bathroom, his agent claims the actor asked for permission from cabin crew three times but was refused.

Picture courtesy of Vincent Roche


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