A court has heard how former pop star Lee Ryan allegedly punched a taxi driver in the head during a road rage incident.
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The
25-year-old is accused of hitting Naeem Ibrahim up to three times when
a row broke out after Ryan's fiancee drove into the back of his cab.
Redhill
Magistrates' Court, in Surrey, heard Ryan was a passenger with his
fiancee and when he leant over to kiss her, the car struck the back of
Mr Ibrahim's people carrier.
Prosecuting lawyer Patrick Oven
said Ryan, from Bickley, south London, punched Ibrahim once or twice
and he fell on to his car leaving him "shocked and dazed".
Ryan claims he punched Ibrahim once in self-defence.
Mr
Ibrahim was not in court, but magistrate Marie Jeffrey said that
Ibrahim should be given another opportunity to attend, and adjourned
the case for a further hearing on May 15.
When details of the
incident were made public, Ryan was sacked from a prime-time ITV
Saturday night show in which he was due to appear in six episodes.
[Source: Yahoo / Official Lee Ryan Forums]