X Factor star Bradley Hunt, 28, claims he was attacked at a Birmingham nightclub ‘for being gay’
X Factor star Bradley Hunt, 28, claims he was attacked at a Birmingham nightclub ‘for being gay’
Bradley Hunt claims he was beaten by club bouncers in a homophobic attack Dramatic footage shows the former X Factor star being led away by police He said he wasn’t arrested but was taken home by police and banned from strip
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A former X Factor star claims he was attacked for being gay, as pictures show him being led away by police outside a nightclub.
Bradley Hunt claims he was beaten by bouncers in a homophobic attack and became frustrated with cops when he tried to report it.
The star admitted to flinging a bottle of strawberry-flavoured Volvic towards the nightclub’s sign.
Bradley Hunt claims he was beaten by bouncers in a homophobic attack and became frustrated with cops when he tried to report it
The star admitted to flinging a bottle of strawberry-flavoured Volvic towards the nightclub’s sign
Bradley, who is from near-by Leamington Spa, addressed the incident on Instagram
He said he wasn’t arrested but was taken home in a police car and banned from the clubbing strip for 24-hours following the alleged incident at Rosie’s Nightclub on Broad Street in Birmingham.
Bradley said: ‘Obviously I was drunk, and I did retaliate.
‘But throwing a bottle of water at the club sign is a small gesture considering the constant abuse I get.
‘But I still understand it’s not the best behaviour myself.’
He claimed: ‘I came out of the cubicle and one of the bouncers said ‘Get out now you queer’.
‘He dragged me, he then kicked me in the back, while the other one laughed and also kicked and then the other one kicked again.
‘It was like three strong kicks made me go flying into the doorway.’
The star said he then tried to alert staff members, who ‘blanked’ him before heading outside to speak to the police officers.
But Bradley said he could see some of the officers laughing as he tried to ‘calmly’ explain what happened and lost his temper.
He said: ‘I felt dismissed, I had just been kicked like that and I told a bouncer outside who didn’t care.
‘Everyone always gets away with homophobic abuse in my case.’
Bradley explained how he then threw the bottle at the sign outside Rosie’s nightclub in anger.
Shocking footage shows the star looking worse for wear as he is carted off by five cops.
In other footage, Bradley can be seen looking upset as he is being led away by police
Further snaps show the 28-year-old reality regular sitting in the back of a police van on Broad Street in Birmingham.
Bradley, who is from near-by Leamington Spa, addressed the incident on Instagram.
He wrote: ‘ I was NOT arrested. If I don’t laugh then I’ll cry. YES I was very drunk but it doesn’t change the fact that I was attacked in the toilets last night by the bouncers of a nightclub whilst washing my hands.
‘Have you ever been beaten where they laugh like you are not even a person. I decided to leave the club by myself and go outside to find the police.’
Further snaps show the 28-year-old reality regular sitting in the back of a police van on Broad Street in Birmingham
In footage taken of the incident, which Bradley also posted to his own Instagram, he can be heard saying: ‘Don’t follow me, don’t follow me babe. You make me sick babe.
‘The police don’t ever help me. Leave me alone, the police don’t ever do anything for me. The police never do anything.’
As he rants, clearly distressed, revellers can be heard jeering at the 28-year-old and shouting: ‘You were on X Factor.’
In other footage, Bradley can be seen looking upset as he is being led away by police.
