A stripper who threw a glass at Neighbours star Scott McGregor was found guilty of assault.
Danielle Ivy Lee violently lashed out at the actor, 25, after he reportedly called her a “dirty sl*t” in a furious showdown over a private dance at Surfers Paradise club in April this year.
McGregor needed three stitches to his face after the erotic dancer pelted the glass at him at the Hollywood Showgirls club, in the Gold Coast, reported news.com .
Lee fought her tears as she told the court McGregor launched into a foul-mouthed tirade when she approached him inside the venue.
She recalled: “He said, ‘F*** off you dirty sl*t. You are a piece of s**t. I would never take someone as dirty as you’,” she told the court.
“He said, ‘I am better than that. I am better than you. F*** off’.”
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Lee said she was spurred on by her anger because she divulged she felt “so upset, hurt and angry”.
The dancer claimed she had intended to throw her drink at him and she added she had never intended to hurt him.
“I tried to walk away from the situation. I was so upset and mad and I felt so horrible,” she said.
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“I was so furious that someone had abused me like that. I was so upset, hurt and angry, but I never meant to hurt anyone.”
Married McGregor previously vehemently denied claims he verbally attacked the stripper.
The Melbourne-based star set out he said “thanks but no thanks” as he was on a night out with friends when he was offered the sexy dance.
However, magistrate Mark Howden ruled McGregor had verbally insulted Lee.
Lee was found guilty of assault and released on a $1000 good behaviour bond.
She was ordered to pay McGregor’s medical costs of $80 but no conviction was recorded.
