Wasn't That a Movie with Joan Collins?
Mick Forsythe admits he accidentally scratched Lorna Steele's car while parking outside a tattoo parlor she runs in Newtown, Wales. But a discussion of the accident got heated and Forsythe called Steele an "English bitch." Apparently, British law takes a dim view of calling someone English. A court found Forsythe guilty of racially aggravated disorderly behavior for his remarks. The court sentenced him to 10 weeks in jail but suspended the sentence.
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