Leona Lewis 'Punched' at Book Signing

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 14th 2009 01:35PM

Police have arrested a man over an alleged assault on singer Leona Lewis at her 'Dream' book signing in London. Lewis' spokesman said the singer had been signing autographs for around 90 minutes when "a guy came up and punched her to the side of the head," BBC reports

The event ended immediately, and Lewis was quickly escorted out and spotted in tears. Lewis' rep said the singer sustained bruising to the side of her head and was left "shaken" by the incident.

"Lewis was doing a signing to launch her new book. Hundreds of fans had been queuing since last night. A guy came up and punched her to the side of the head. She is absolutely gutted she did not get the signings finished," her rep added.

The bookstore's rep said they "are now doing everything we can to support the police. We take security at our book signings extremely seriously and this is the first time anything of this nature has happened."

"We would like to thank Leona for her professionalism and we are extremely sad that this event was ruined for her and her fans," a rep added.

'Dreams' is due to be released in November and will give fans a personal insight into her life behind the headlines and reveal Lewis' path from normal girl to global superstar.

Lewis was scheduled to appear on the BBC's 'The One Show' on Wednesday night, however a spokesperson confirmed she has pulled out.

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FILE - In this July 15, 2009 file photo, singer Leona Lewis arrives at a party for the one-year anniversary of the 3.1 Phillip Lim clothing store in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)

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Comments

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Wednesday 14 October

By DaTruth

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Interesting that they never wrote if she knew the guy or not,you all assume it was a random crazy person, I say it could have been an ex-friend with a grudge. Maybe he was in her book and did not like it, not that she deserved the violence. b.t.w where were the security guys bookstore?

By Dinky

So did the idiot get arrested or what ??

By Ron

It must have been a blackman because they don't say his race. If it was a whiteman you know that this would have said it,and the black leaders would be calling for their favorite the" hate crime."

By Dean

Sounds like a publicity stunt for the book.

Friday 16 October

By Doug

SO, I suppose that if a stranger walked up and hit your mother/sister/girlfriend (though, I strongly doubt you have one of those!), to your twisted way of thinking, they deserved it?! Moron!

By Bill

What the hell happened to the guy that punched her?

By bm35mm

I can't believe that there were no papperazi to capture this incident.Where are those guys(a__holes)when you need them.

By SARAH

after the trial . the perperator MUST BE SENTENCED
TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON -AND PROMISED to be BEATEN BY GUARDS AND other PRISONS EVERY DAY( AND FED FRIED CHOSTEROTROL FOODS LOADED WITH SALT! HE
MUST BE EVIL !

Thursday 15 October

By ohyeah

he was probably mad because the bookstore was jammed up with people, and he couldn't get to the Self-Help section as quickly as he needed.

By Freddy

Some "global superstar" I have never heard of her.
More like a legend in her own mind.

By Rhianna

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Where was Chris Brown?

By Elle

So was she bleeding love after the slap?

By death

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha that talentless retard got what she deserved her music sucks the big one and then some!!!!!!!!!!!hahahahahahahahaha

By LindaMarie

I HOPE THEY THROW THE BOOK AT HIM!!!!!

pun intended AND MEANT !

Who is Leona Lewis?

By Andre

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Michael K, You're an A-Hole and deserve every rotten thing that ever happens to you.

By Escalonz

Who cares? she probably deserved it.
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You are one tough dude Mike................ROFLMAO
I need a laugh like that like once a day.......

When the man slapped her, he is no longer classified as a "FAN" he is some CREEP.
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He didn't slap her he punched her in the side of the head so what does that make him? Certainly he qualifies something more than a creep. Maybe he thought she was a robot.............still laughing at Mikes's sympathetic remark...............too much.......ROFLMAO again.

By danielle

It was probably a racist nazi beer belly, skinhead thug from BNP or nglish Defense League

By kiki

anyone who thinks that any of this is condonable are just disgusting and arrogant no one at all diserves to be abused in anyway celebrity or no celebrity , but people like that dont prospur from anything and wont get anywhere in life , at least shes doing something with hers and is a positive role model and has more class it just shows what kind of world we live in

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