The presenter of Off The Rails, Brendan Courtney, has spoken out after being punched in the face in what he believes is a homophobic attack in Dublin.
The attack which took place in the early hours after he left a night club made headlines in Ireland after the star appeared at the Irish Film And Television Awards sporting a black eye.
He told the Irish Independent: �I was walking home on George�s Street with a group of friends after a club night in Andrews Lane. It was about two or three in the morning.
�Some guy in his early 20s came up to me with a group of friends and punched me full force in the face. He ran off with his friends before we could get him.�
The incident is currently being investigated by the police who are examining CCTV footage recovered from the night.
Courtney added: �I felt very threatened. I have lived in Dublin city for a long time and I�d be very careful, but how do you prepare for someone running up to you out of nowhere and hitting you straight in the face? It�s absolutely disgraceful that in this day and age some people think it�s still acceptable to behave in this way.�
Last year, he revealed that he suffered from homophobic bullying while at school: �It was physical and verbal because I was obviously gay. But I�m a very forceful person and I just stopped going to school. Then I was caught and I said, �Sort them out or I�m not going back in�. I changed schools and I was really popular at the new one, I kind of reinvented myself.�
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar