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Darren Hayes Given Police Caution Over Alleged Racist Attack

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Darren Hayes Given Police Caution Over Alleged Racist Attack
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Former Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes has been given a police caution following his arrest earlier this year for allegedly racially abusing a restaurant worker. 

A spokesperson for Scotland Yard has confirmed today (September 21st) that a thirty-five year old man was cautioned under section five of the Public Order Act - which covers disorderly behaviour.

Hayes has now admitted that a row did taken place at the Busaba Eathai restaurant in London on July 22nd but said that "any notion of racism had been ruled out" by police.

The singer was arrested a month later in August after a member of staff at the restaurant lodged a formal complaint.

In a statement Hayes said: "I could never think, let alone utter a racist remark. As a gay man, I find the notion of discriminating against a human being because of race, gender or sexuality to be abhorrent. It goes against everything I have stood for." 

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson failed to comment on whether the incident was still be viewed as racially motivated, reports the BBC.
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  • If he looks like a racist you sound like a prat.

    ~ by Musicnut 9/21/2007

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  • Never believed he would have racially abused someone anyway and that restaurant is notorious for its rude staff, one of whom offered an Australian newspaper ’the story’ £100,000.

    ~ by Briony James 9/21/2007

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  • How pathetic - ”I can’t be racist, I’m gay”

    ~ by Stick Gandhi 9/21/2007

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  • That’s funny, I was a customer there and most of the staff were complete twats, stuck up their own arses.. I’m sure you know the type, pretentious, rude and jobs worths.

    ~ by barbie1979 12/24/2007

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