Traitors star John McManus launched a violent attack on restaurant staff in Edinburgh last year after he was told to keep the noise down.
The 51-year-old spa therapist pleaded to two charges of assault in Edinburgh Sheriff Court on December 15 regarding the incident. John, who was ‘murdered’ in episode five of series one of the show, lashed out at a waiter and waitress at a posh seafood restaurant in May 2023.
Scared staff claim things took a turn after he was asked to keep the noise down after necking two bottles of wine. John attended the eatery with a pal during a Sunday service.
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CCTV footage obtained by The Sun shows the TV star attacking a 62-year-old waiter outside of The Ship On The Shore just before 8pm on May 7.
In the clip, John can be seen lashing out at the waiter before launching himself at the waitress and then grabbing her by the hair and hurling her to the ground. John was fined £470 and was made to pay the waitress £600 in compensation. A source told The Sun: “John was swearing and using the F-word a lot – they were seated next to a table with young children and it wasn’t appropriate. A waiter went over to ask them to keep the noise down.
“He walked away and John started badmouthing him to the other waiting staff – saying he would not leave the restaurant without ‘doing’ something to him.” After he finished his drinks, he headed for the exit but while doing so “got up in the waiter’s face and called him a c**t*,” the source claimed.
They added: “The fight moved outside and John grabbed the waiter by the tie and started raining punches down on him while he stood there bent double, unable to defend himself.
“A female member of staff had come outside to see what was happening, she didn’t even say anything to him and McManus grabbed her by the hair and dragged her to the ground. It is clear as day on the CCTV who the aggressor is.” The female waitressis said to have been been left with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and claims to be “emotionally scarred” by John’s actions and has since left the business.
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