Tuesday 23 February 2010

Leona Lewis' Waterstone's attack: footage emerges – video


Leona Lewis is recovering after being attacked during a book signing at Waterstone's in London's Piccadilly yesterday afternoon (October 14), her spokesperson has confirmed.

Leona Lewis was reportedly punched in the head by a man who had queued patiently to meet her at the store, where she was signing copies of her new autobiography 'Dreams'.
Fan-recorded footage of the incident has since emerged and can be seen by scrolling down now.
Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection to the seemingly unprovoked attack, reports BBC News.

One fan who saw the incident said that Lewis' attacker was laughing as he was reprimanded.
"She was running out with her hand over her eye and I just saw a man on the floor," the fan explained. "Suddenly the security all jumped on him and they were trying to pull him out and he was just laughing, he thought it was funny."

Others told of how shocked they were to see the altercation between Lewis and the man first-hand.

"My brother saw the whole incident," explained another. "He [the attacker] walked up there with the book, she signed it and, as she looked up, he just punched her. He [my brother] actually heard the impact."

A spokesperson for the singer said she had been left "shaken" by the incident. "The police were called immediately and medical attention has been sought. Leona's understandably badly shaken and apologises to the fans she was unable to meet and complete signings for."
In the footage below, Lewis is seen holding her head as she's taken away by minders, while her attacker is pinned to the floor.

Monday 22 February 2010

Leona Lewis auctions herself for Haiti





Leona Lewis has decided to auction herself off for one afternoon to the highest eBay bidder, reports claim.

The 'I Got You' singer plans to use the money in order to help Oxfam's Haiti earthquake appeal.
The star said that she would be happy to attend a dinner date with the winning bidder.
Gigwise quotes her as saying: "I've been amazed and inspired by the courage of people in Haiti.
"What's happened has been so devastating, and I really want to do anything I can to help. At times like this we're reminded of how important it is to help, so please dig deep and thanks to all of you for your support."

Bidding currently stands at £1,950 and closes on March 1. The former X Factor winner has also put other items on the website to make extra money.

Lewis has already contributed her voice to Helping Haiti's rendition of 'Everybody Hurts', which yesterday reached the number one spot in the UK charts for the second week running.

Monday 1 February 2010

Leona confirms involvement in Haiti charity single

Leona Lewis said ‘You can definitely count me in. What’s happened in Haiti is absolutely heartbreaking and I really hope everyone pulls together to help.’


The single proceeds will be donated to ‘DEC’ (Disasters Emergency Committee) http://www.dec.org.uk/
Disasters Emergency Committee, Chief Executive Brendan Gormley said: ‘We are absolutely delighted to help those recording, producing and buying this charity single make a difference in Haiti. More and more water, food, household items and medical supplies are getting through to the earthquake survivors. Buying the charity single will greatly aid our work and help us work with survivors in Haiti to rebuild new lives from the ruins.’