Paul Gascoigne 'kicked down the stairs in drunken brawl' at London hotel
‘He was racially abusing my mates, and hitting one of them on the shoulder and head before throwing a £20 note on him,’ says witness
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Your support makes all the difference.Former football star Paul Gascoigne was taken to hospital after an alcohol-fuelled fight at a hotel, it has been reported.
Mr Gascoigne, 49, was “racially abusing” customers at the Ace Hotel in Shoreditch, east London, and throwing money at them, according to a witness.
The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a disturbance at the hotel shortly after 6pm on Tuesday before a 49-year-old man was taken to hospital with a head injury.
Witness Alvin Carpio said the former England and Newcastle United striker, who has long-battled alcoholism, appeared “very drunk” during the altercation.
He tweeted: “Gazza has just been kicked down the stairs by a guy whose friend got slapped by him. He really isn't in a good place.
“It's a sad state: He’s been spitting, making racist remarks & groping women, all while throwing around £ notes.
“He was racially abusing my mates, and hitting one of them on the shoulder and head before throwing a £20 note on him.”
Mr Gascoigne’s spokesman, Terry Baker, said the troubled star had been taken to hospital with a head wound, according to the Daily Mirror.
Mr Baker added: “He hasn’t been arrested. He’s about to be released and sent home.”
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: “The man has been taken to an east London hospital where he remains in a stable condition.”
No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing, she added.
Mr Gascoigne was fined £1,000 at Dudley Magistrates' Court in September after racially abusing a bodyguard who was employed to protect him.
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