The boyband Blue have mentioned singer Lee Ryan was "physically assaulted" by a person whereas on a flight to Turkey.

In a press release launched on Twitter, the band mentioned the 39-year-old was assaulted whereas on the Turkish Airlines flight from Georgia to Istanbul.

They mentioned he was then pushed down a flight of stairs by the identical passenger as soon as the airplane had landed.

The assertion mentioned each Ryan and "the rest of the band defended him from the attack" however the singer injured his leg because of the autumn.

The assertion concluded that the incident occurred after Ryan had "put his feet on the seat, which was considered culturally insensitive".

"Lee has apologised for any unknowing offence caused," the assertion continued.

Both Ryan and the passenger had been spoken to by police, and the singer was "free to continue his journey" after voluntarily giving a sufferer assertion, mentioned the band.

"Lee was not at any point arrested, detained or charged with any offence," they mentioned.

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The incident comes after Ryan was discovered responsible of being drunk on an plane and racially aggravated common assault again in January after beating and behaving in an abusive means in the direction of a black cabin crew member.

He additionally pleaded responsible to drunkenly assaulting a police officer by biting him as he was being arrested.

The singer has since appealed his conviction by claiming he acted in self-defence. He awaits his sentencing.

During the trial, the courtroom heard how Ryan grabbed the feminine cabin crew member's wrists and instructed her "I want your chocolate children", whereas drunk on a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London in July 2022.

The feedback had been made after he was refused extra alcohol and instructed to sit down down.

During an look in courtroom initially of the yr, the singer mentioned he didn't imply to trigger misery and claimed his actions had been merely "playful".

The star shot to fame in 2001 with Blue.

Their debut track All Rise reached quantity 4 within the UK singles chart and topped the charts in New Zealand.