Omar Sharif, John Noble in boozy brawl |
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| Thursday, 04 November , 2004, 09:44 | |
  London: Egyptian actor Omar Sharif reportedly rammed a table lamp into his fellow actor, Lord of the Rings star John Noble's face after the two got into a violent argument at the Umaid Bhavan Palace in Jodhpur recently. The two actors, who are shooting in the desert city for the movie One Night With the King, which also stars acting legend Peter O'Toole, were reportedly quite drunk when an argument turned into a fist fight following which Sharif hit Noble with the lamp. Although the reason behind the argument is not known, 72-year old Sharif, who has starred in movies like Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, is said to have stopped immediately after he hit Noble with the lamp. Noble later had to be helped by the hotel staff as he picked out glass pieces from his face. Spokespersons for Sharif and Noble refused to comment even as the filmmakers decided to go ahead with the shooting of the movie, the next day, despite the fact that Noble was not present on the sets. "A bunch of people were having dinner at the hotel and they had been drinking heavily. The conversation developed into a major disagreement between John Noble and Omar- although no one is quite sure what it was about," The Mirror quoted an onlooker as saying. "Their voices were getting louder and louder and then the next thing we knew there were fists flying everywhere. Omar then grabbed a small lamp and hit John in the face with it. The shock of what happened seemed to bring the fight to an end and John was later picking bits of glass out of his face with the help of the bar staff," the source added. ANI |
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