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| TV's Tarrant 'bemused' by arrest | TV's Tarrant 'bemused' by arrest |
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| TV presenter Chris Tarrant is said to be "bemused" following his arrest in Nottingham for an alleged assault. | TV presenter Chris Tarrant is said to be "bemused" following his arrest in Nottingham for an alleged assault. |
| The Who Wants to be a Millionaire? host was arrested after allegedly injuring a fellow diner with a piece of cutlery at a curry house in the city. | The Who Wants to be a Millionaire? host was arrested after allegedly injuring a fellow diner with a piece of cutlery at a curry house in the city. |
| According to his spokesman, Tarrant had jokingly dropped cutlery onto the table of a couple with whom he had chatted. | According to his spokesman, Tarrant had jokingly dropped cutlery onto the table of a couple with whom he had chatted. |
| "There was no physical contact, no unpleasantness and no hostility," said the former Tiswas host's publicist. | "There was no physical contact, no unpleasantness and no hostility," said the former Tiswas host's publicist. |
| "It was just part of the ongoing banter between the two tables." | "It was just part of the ongoing banter between the two tables." |
| Flak jackets | Flak jackets |
| He said Tarrant had had two pints of beer over the course of the day and had shared a bottle of red wine at the restaurant with a colleague. | He said Tarrant had had two pints of beer over the course of the day and had shared a bottle of red wine at the restaurant with a colleague. |
| "Ten minutes later, Chris said he was aware of raised voices. He sees the bloke leaving the restaurant and assumed he had a row with his girlfriend," his representative continued. | "Ten minutes later, Chris said he was aware of raised voices. He sees the bloke leaving the restaurant and assumed he had a row with his girlfriend," his representative continued. |
| "Chris goes back to the Plaza Hotel directly opposite. Half an hour later four flak-jacketed police officers turn up and arrest him on suspicion of assault." | "Chris goes back to the Plaza Hotel directly opposite. Half an hour later four flak-jacketed police officers turn up and arrest him on suspicion of assault." |
| Speaking later Tarrant referred to the "mythical alleged assault" and dismissed it as "just utter nonsense. There was no aggro, there was no temper, there was no problem". | |
| 'Shocked and stunned' | 'Shocked and stunned' |
| But he admitted that he did jokingly "lob" some cutlery onto the couple's table after asking them to leave him alone to discuss work with his colleagues. | But he admitted that he did jokingly "lob" some cutlery onto the couple's table after asking them to leave him alone to discuss work with his colleagues. |
| Asked if he should have risen above any jibes, he replied: "Yes, I should have done. It was just a bit of horseplay." | Asked if he should have risen above any jibes, he replied: "Yes, I should have done. It was just a bit of horseplay." |
| The presenter, who had spent three days filming a show for disabled children in the city, was bailed to appear in June. | The presenter, who had spent three days filming a show for disabled children in the city, was bailed to appear in June. |
| Tarrant has rarely been out of the headlines since the collapse of his marriage last year. | Tarrant has rarely been out of the headlines since the collapse of his marriage last year. |
| He and his wife Ingrid separated after a series of stories appeared in the media accusing the presenter of an affair. The couple divorced in February. | He and his wife Ingrid separated after a series of stories appeared in the media accusing the presenter of an affair. The couple divorced in February. |
| Tarrant's spokesman said his client was "shocked, stunned, confused and bemused" by the latest incident. | Tarrant's spokesman said his client was "shocked, stunned, confused and bemused" by the latest incident. |