A man who screamed abuse at Usain Bolt before hurling a beer bottle at the start line of the men's Olympic 100m final told police he was the Scottish actor Alan Cumming, a court has heard.
A man who screamed abuse at Usain Bolt before hurling a beer bottle at the start line of the men's Olympic 100m final told police he was the Scottish actor Alan Cumming, a court has heard.
CLAIM: Ashley Gill-Webb faces charges of disorderly behaviour at the Games. It is alleged he told police he was actor Alan Cumming, right, when challenged. Main picture: Getty Images
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Ellen Branagh
Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, pushed his way to the front of an exclusive seating area at the Olympic Stadium without a ticket, said "Usain you are bad" and shouted an obscenity at him, Stratford Magistrates' Court was told.
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