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Gerard Depardieu 'Sorry' To Have Urinated On Plane Carpet
Telegraph(UK) ^ | August 17, 2011 | Henry Samuel

Posted on 08/17/2011 6:06:37 PM PDT by Steelfish

Gerard Depardieu 'Sorry' To Have Urinated On Plane Carpet Gerard Depardieu's entourage has said he tried to urinate into a bottle "as discreetly as possible" while on a flight, and said he was "sorry" to have spilt some on the plane's carpet.

By Henry Samuel 17 Aug 2011

The French actor was caught short on a Paris to Dublin flight after the seat belt sign had been switched on for take-off. With the lavatories closed, the 62-year-old called out "I need to piss, I need to piss". But the cabin crew said no.

So the corpulent star of Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean de Florette and Green Card decides to take matters into his own hands. It is understood the movie star got out of his seat and tried to relieve himself into an empty bottle at the back of the plane but also peed on the floor.

While the scene may have brought the house down in French cinema theatres, the real-life incident failed to raise a laugh on Tuesday from irate passengers of the Dublin-based City Jet airline; they were told Mr Depardieu's antics meant the plane would be grounded for two hours while staff cleaned the carpet.

The French star, who was travelling with two companions, was thrown off the flight with his luggage and told to book another one.

Friends of the actor said he was “completely sober” but desperate to relieve himself. At first he was told he had 15 minutes to wait, but then due to congestion on the runway, he was informed he would have to endure another 20 minutes, they said.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: airlines; gerarddepardieu; napl; ouioui; waittime; weeweedup
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To: hosepipe
The airlines should just hand these out ($10 fee for Ryanair?) and stamp out the problem.

http://www.traveljohn.com/1-1.php

There is even a solid one with a female adapter. You could just lease it for a few minutes...:^)


21 posted on 08/17/2011 9:02:20 PM PDT by az_gila
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To: tommix2

lol. He’s only 62. He’s a lush, that’s why the article made a point of printing that his friends said he hadn’t been drinking (right).
According to the article, he got seated on the plane and as they were taxiing, asked how long it would be before he could use the bathroom, and was told 15 mins. If he had been a big boy and pee’d before he got on the plane, he wouldn’t have to go again in 15 mins.


22 posted on 08/18/2011 4:20:59 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Not-A-Ping....


23 posted on 08/18/2011 11:22:32 AM PDT by The SISU kid (I feel really homesick all the time & so do all the other aliens.....)
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To: MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; NYC GOP Chick; ...
Did he also fart in its general direction?


24 posted on 08/18/2011 2:02:42 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Steelfish

Sometimes, it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.


25 posted on 08/18/2011 2:06:41 PM PDT by RichInOC (...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87..."Excuse me, sir. Is this the Delta House?" "Sure...come on in.")
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To: Fightin Whitey

Now let’s not get all oui oui’d up about this.


26 posted on 08/18/2011 3:19:16 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!
Did he also fart in its general direction?

Oui oui!

27 posted on 08/18/2011 6:37:49 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The liberal press applauded when the NY Times hacked Newt Gingrich's phone calls.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard; Revolting cat!
I have to say I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. They can lock you down in those seats for an hour before you can go to the rest room.

The flight crew run races this way. The stewardesses have the inside tip on who drank the most liquid.

"The captain has turned off the 'fasten your seatbelt sign'"...

"AND THEY'RE OFF!"

Place your bets.

28 posted on 08/18/2011 6:42:01 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The liberal press applauded when the NY Times hacked Newt Gingrich's phone calls.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Exactly!


29 posted on 08/18/2011 6:44:02 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Those long transcontinental flights are mighty boring for the flight crews. Got to entertain themselves. With the seats numbered, and the cabin layouts printable, it’s like a Lotto game. There is money to be won!


30 posted on 08/18/2011 6:46:17 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Revolting cat!
Those long incontinental flights.
31 posted on 08/18/2011 6:57:21 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The liberal press applauded when the NY Times hacked Newt Gingrich's phone calls.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

His entourage is still trying to figure out how he got pie eyed when he hadn’t had a drop.


32 posted on 08/19/2011 4:34:35 AM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: TheOldLady

Hard to make that conservation-of-mass equation balance.


33 posted on 08/19/2011 5:02:28 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Who knows how long they’ll be working on it?


34 posted on 08/19/2011 6:53:47 AM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: Steelfish

Hey Gerald, urine a lot of trouble now.


35 posted on 08/19/2011 6:56:46 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: GOPsterinMA; fieldmarshaldj; Perdogg; Clintonfatigued; BillyBoy

When you gotta go....


36 posted on 08/21/2011 10:53:21 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Impy

It’s Gerard Depardieu. He could take a dump on the serving cart and that would only enhance his status as a French national treasure.


37 posted on 08/21/2011 11:26:05 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: Impy

That Gerard’s a real pisser...


38 posted on 08/22/2011 6:48:50 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Perry/Bachmann 2012 - they can share hair care products.)
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