[Omah]

for assaulting man in drunken nightclub brawl

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2E7uBF23s

Singer and former Big Brother star Dane Bowers must perform community service after admitting common assault during a drunken night out.

Norwich Crown Court heard how Bowers led a group of men in a violent confrontation against another group, including two black men, outside a nightclub in the city.

During the attack, the 33-year-old former partner of glamour model Katie Price, grabbed a man by the neck and 'shook him around', the court heard.

Witnesses said they heard Bowers shouting racist language but when challenged he told them: 'Don't accuse me of being racist, my father's black'.

Other witnesses said somebody else may have shouted the abuse.

When arrested Bowers told police that he was '8 out of 10 drunk' with 10 being a state of total drunkenness.

He had been due to stand trial today accused of two counts of assault on separate victims and one of harassment - all allegedly racially aggravated.

But today Bowers, who wore a grey shirt, waistcoat and tie in court, admitted one count of common assault and one of threatening behaviour, both without any racial element.

Judge Stephen Holt ordered that he compete 120 hours of unpaid work for the community. He must also pay £1,000 in legal costs.

Prosecutor John Farmer said the other charges would not be proceeded with.

Mr Farmer said the incident happened after 5am on June 2 in Prince of Wales Road, Norwich's nightclub district.

'The defendant was with a group of friends and much drink had been consumed,' he added.

'There was a confrontation and Mr Bowers was then the front runner in a group of young men driving up Prince of Wales Road as another man backed off.'

Kevin Molloy, mitigating, said that Bowers was 'many degrees away from somebody who could be deemed racist'. He added that his grandfather is Jamaican.

Bowers, from Coulsdon, Surrey, had two previous convictions for drink driving and was cautioned for common assault on New Year's Eve, 2005.

It is understood Bowers had been enjoying a stag night with friends at the time.

Dane Bowers‏@danebowers

So..the fact that a large portion of my family are black DOES kinda say something!!

Who would have thought that Dane Bowers had "a large portion" of black heritage .....

[Marcus.]

Silly man

[MTVN]

Poor bloke

[Mrluvaluva]

There was me thinking it was a long time coming for crimes against music. I hate the way the press use race though. And he will never shake off his association with Katie Price. Glad to see he wore a tie in court.