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| Dappy 'punched man in nightclub' | Dappy 'punched man in nightclub' |
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| Former N-Dubz star Dappy punched a man in a row over a young woman at a nightclub, a court has heard. | |
| It is alleged that the 27-year-old singer attacked Devonn Reid, who told Dappy to stop talking to his female friend and girlfriend at the bar. | |
| Reading Magistrates' Court heard the "unprovoked attack" happened on the dance floor at Evissa in Reading, Berkshire, on 6 October last year. | |
| Mr Reid said bouncers grabbed Dappy, who denies assault, after the punch. | |
| 'Popped my nose' | 'Popped my nose' |
| Zainab Mohamed, prosecuting, said Mr Reid went to the nightclub to celebrate his 21st birthday with a group of about 15 friends. | Zainab Mohamed, prosecuting, said Mr Reid went to the nightclub to celebrate his 21st birthday with a group of about 15 friends. |
| She said: "He becomes aware of a male who, he says, he recognised to be a person called Dappy from a music group. | She said: "He becomes aware of a male who, he says, he recognised to be a person called Dappy from a music group. |
| "He says that, because a male is having a conversation with his female friend, he intervenes and advises the defendant his actions are not appropriate. | "He says that, because a male is having a conversation with his female friend, he intervenes and advises the defendant his actions are not appropriate. |
| "He says he is punched out of nowhere once in the face, causing bleeding to stream out of his nose. | "He says he is punched out of nowhere once in the face, causing bleeding to stream out of his nose. |
| "It was a completely unprovoked attack," she added. | "It was a completely unprovoked attack," she added. |
| The court heard Dappy had his arm around Mr Reid's female friend and the fight broke out after a confrontation between the men. | |
| Mr Reid said of the alleged attack: "He had just turned and hit me straight with his right hand... he had popped my nose." | Mr Reid said of the alleged attack: "He had just turned and hit me straight with his right hand... he had popped my nose." |
| Dappy appeared in court under his real name, Costadinos Contostavlos. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |