Royal Albert Hall exec lands in court with a loo problem

Royal Albert Hall exec lands in court with a loo problem

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norman lebrecht

July 16, 2021

A sales executive at the Royal Albert Hall became violent at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships while searching for a ladies toilet in a state of inebriation.

Laura Pannett, 27, kicked, kneed and spat at police officers who tried to asisst her.

She pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates Court and was sentenced to community service.

The RAH supplied a positive character reference.

Report here.

Comments

  • Jan Kaznowski says:

    ==The RAH supplied a positive character reference.

    Nice of them. Do they really want to keep employing this agressive drunk ?

    • Sue Sonata Form says:

      ED and I quota. They come in all shapes, sizes and temperaments. It’s the genitals which matter, not the quality of the person.

  • drummerman says:

    Exactly how does this “provide swift and reliable inside information on classical music and related arts?”

  • Paul Dawson says:

    Naming and shaming a non-musician in this way is not my idea of classical music news.

    • Rustier spoon says:

      Exactly! Totally irrelevant.

      • sam says:

        Pure nonsense and pure hypocrisy. It makes me wonder why you guys are so interested in protecting her, are y’all friends of hers?

        She pled guilty. Criminal courts are open to the public as criminal records are public. The press reported it. So how is this “naming and shaming”?

        Is her “shame” worse than the harm she caused in assaulting a police officer? She ought to be ashamed, that is why she pled guilty.

        And since when were “non-musicians” off limits? So there ought to be a blackout on reporting on every president, superintendant, CEO, board member of every music organization, or on all stage directors, etc?

        Let’s not even get into what is the dividing line between a “musician” and a “non-musician”….

        Just rubbish.

    • Miko says:

      …as opposed to naming and shaming musicians which is I suppose?

  • Henry williams says:

    They do not seem to check who they employ.

  • GeorgeX says:

    I have a serious distrust for police. She didn’t want any help, why did the police officers insist on assisting her? I can understand why this would trigger a inebriated person.

  • Sue Sonata Form says:

    Shurely shum mishtake; women do not behave like this!! They are perfect creatures put-upon by toxic men. Please do not deviate from the official narrative.

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