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Fifty Shades of Grey Valentine's Day screening ends in man being glassed, vomiting in the aisles | Fifty Shades of Grey Valentine's Day screening ends in man being glassed, vomiting in the aisles |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Fifty Shades of Grey might advocate a little light violence between consenting adults, but a cinema-goer in Glasgow took it a step too far on Valentine's Day, glassing a man over the head during a screening. | |
Three women were arrested at the Grosvenor cinema on Saturday night, during a particularly rowdy screening which saw people vomiting in the aisles. | Three women were arrested at the Grosvenor cinema on Saturday night, during a particularly rowdy screening which saw people vomiting in the aisles. |
It's thought an argument erupted after a man asked a group of women to be quiet. Following the altercation, staff were left to wipe the blood off the seats before the next showing. | It's thought an argument erupted after a man asked a group of women to be quiet. Following the altercation, staff were left to wipe the blood off the seats before the next showing. |
The hysteria over EL James' erotic novel has continued onto the big screen, and the film was a huge draw at the box office over Valentine's Day weekend and is surely set to endure as a Hen Do favourite. | |
"Besides being the worst film I have ever seen, three women were getting arrested and put in a police van when we arrived," 33-year-old Michael Bolton told The Mirror. | "Besides being the worst film I have ever seen, three women were getting arrested and put in a police van when we arrived," 33-year-old Michael Bolton told The Mirror. |
"A woman came out the theatre and said that a guy had been glassed. One woman was in handcuffs and another two women were in tears. | "A woman came out the theatre and said that a guy had been glassed. One woman was in handcuffs and another two women were in tears. |
"She said that three or four girls had been very loud and were shouting. The man had asked them to shut up and he was glassed. | "She said that three or four girls had been very loud and were shouting. The man had asked them to shut up and he was glassed. |
"It’s a cinema where you can buy drink. Only in Glasgow are police called to the cinema. This type of behaviour happens at pubs and nightclubs – but you don’t expect that at a cinema. | "It’s a cinema where you can buy drink. Only in Glasgow are police called to the cinema. This type of behaviour happens at pubs and nightclubs – but you don’t expect that at a cinema. |
"The guys at the cinema were tidying up the blood before we were going in. They were wiping down seats before the start of the 8.20pm film." | |
Whether due to alcohol or the film's dodgy dialogue, there was also vomiting at the screening. | Whether due to alcohol or the film's dodgy dialogue, there was also vomiting at the screening. |
"There were also several incredibly drunk women vomiting in the aisle and corridor and several complaints from the other screen about drunk and rowdy folk," another witness said. | "There were also several incredibly drunk women vomiting in the aisle and corridor and several complaints from the other screen about drunk and rowdy folk," another witness said. |
Meanwhile at another cinema in Glasgow, Cineworld on Renfrew Street, staff were searching people's handbags prior to entry to screenings, though it is not known what for. | Meanwhile at another cinema in Glasgow, Cineworld on Renfrew Street, staff were searching people's handbags prior to entry to screenings, though it is not known what for. |
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