When Hugh Grant ventured out to see a show this weekend at Edinburgh's world-famous Festival Fringe, he faced the indignity of being turned away at the door by bouncers.
The star of Four Weddings And A Funeral went out in the capital with 10 friends to see US comedian Eddie Pepitone perform at the Just The Tonic venue at The Tron pub, just off the Royal Mile, on Friday night.
But the evening suffered a hitch after some of the group could not produce proof of their age when requested by bouncers and were denied entry.
Turning away high-profile festival-goers is not a tactic many venues will be copying this year with poor ticket sales worrying promoters.
A source at the venue, who did not wish to be identified, said: "Hugh Grant had reserved tickets and the group were about to go through the door when the bouncers asked some of his friends for ID.
"Because a few of them didn't have ID, they refused to let anyone in. I can see two sides to the story, as it is a pub and the bouncers obviously don't like people entering without ID. And if people are under-age fair enough – but his friends did not look under-age.
READ MORE: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hugh-grant-and-friends-refused-entry-at-fringe.18625709
No comments:
Post a Comment