The Vivienne’s Attacker Charged With Assault for Alleged Homophobic Attack Against RuPaul’s Drag Race First UK Ambassador in 2015
The man who has been charged with assault for attacking The Vivienne has been identified as Alan Whitfield of Tom Mann Close, Everton. "He is due to appear before magistrates on 5 September", reports BBC.
The Vivienne, who is a Welsh drag queen, had been attacked by a homophobic man back in June. A 50-year-old man has now been charged for this alleged attack. The man who punched The Vivienne in the face, made homophobic comments in a McDonald’s before the attack, and then fled the scene. Darcelle XV Dies at 92; Walter Cole Held the Guinness Record for World’s Oldest Drag Queen.
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A 50-year-old man has been officially charged in the alleged homophobic attack against #DragRace’s The Vivienne back in June.
Police say the man made homophobic comments inside a McDonald’s before punching The Vivienne in the face. pic.twitter.com/XFDdvTRGUM
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