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| ‘Misunderstanding’ led to comedian’s arrest after police called to airport in NSW’s Wagga Wagga over ‘disruptive passenger’ | |
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| Sun 18 Jun 2017 00.32 BST | |
| Last modified on Tue 19 Dec 2017 20.54 GMT | |
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| Comedian and television presenter Wil Anderson has been released without charge following his arrest at a regional NSW airport, saying it was based on a misunderstanding. | Comedian and television presenter Wil Anderson has been released without charge following his arrest at a regional NSW airport, saying it was based on a misunderstanding. |
| The 43-year-old was arrested on Saturday afternoon after police were called to the regional NSW airport over a “disruptive passenger” and was held for several hours before being released to perform at Wagga Wagga Civic Centre. | The 43-year-old was arrested on Saturday afternoon after police were called to the regional NSW airport over a “disruptive passenger” and was held for several hours before being released to perform at Wagga Wagga Civic Centre. |
| Anderson told reporters outside the show he was “confident and happy that the whole thing was based on a misunderstanding and I think we’re going to sort it all out”. | Anderson told reporters outside the show he was “confident and happy that the whole thing was based on a misunderstanding and I think we’re going to sort it all out”. |
| “I have a sore back and I was up and about pacing and there was a misinterpretation of my intentions in my pacing – I was just trying to stretch out my back,” Anderson, who has osteoarthritis, said in a video shared by Win News Riverina. | “I have a sore back and I was up and about pacing and there was a misinterpretation of my intentions in my pacing – I was just trying to stretch out my back,” Anderson, who has osteoarthritis, said in a video shared by Win News Riverina. |
| An audience member at the sold-out show, Darren Carr, said Anderson was in good spirits when he took to the stage but it was also clear he was in pain. | An audience member at the sold-out show, Darren Carr, said Anderson was in good spirits when he took to the stage but it was also clear he was in pain. |
| “He’s hurt his back. He said his back’s all strapped up and you can see it in the way he’s walking as well,” Carr said. | “He’s hurt his back. He said his back’s all strapped up and you can see it in the way he’s walking as well,” Carr said. |
| A Qantas spokeswoman said a passenger was met by police on arrival after “behaving disruptively and refusing to follow crew instructions”. | A Qantas spokeswoman said a passenger was met by police on arrival after “behaving disruptively and refusing to follow crew instructions”. |
| “To ensure all of our flights are safe and comfortable for our passengers we don’t tolerate disruptive behaviour onboard,” she said. | “To ensure all of our flights are safe and comfortable for our passengers we don’t tolerate disruptive behaviour onboard,” she said. |
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