Vinnie Jones was glassed in the face at the most inopportune time – he was just about the to start the Merchant Ivory phase of his career.
But now that he’s had 48 stitches in his face, that’s all over. Now we’ll never have the pleasure of watching Vinnie Jones starring in would-be classics like Gimme A Room Wiv A Fackin View, ‘Owerd’s Bleedin’ Bellend and Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures? I’ll Give You A Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures Yer Filfy Nonce.
Anyway, nobody’s been charged for Vinnie Jones’ brawl. We could have said that to begin with, really.
One of the most disappointing things about meeting your heroes is that they’re never how you expect them to be. Comedians aren’t funny, TV presenters aren’t always friendly and actors are hardly ever charismatic without a script. But not all celebrities will let you down like that.
For instance, when Joe Pesci responded to a fan’s request for an autograph by allegedly attacking him – that fan must have been so happy, like he was an extra in Casino or something. And when Vinnie Jones last week allegedly reacted to similar fan recognition by starting the mother of all bar brawls, there must have been the same thrill – only on a much smaller scale, obviously, because Joe Pesci is a famous moviestar and Vinnie Jones is a bloke with a tree stump for a head.
But Vinnie Jones’ willingness to do what everyone wants and plough into people like a fleshy threshing machine as soon as they even so much as looks at him comes at a heavy price. During last Thursday’s scuffle, Jesse Bickett – the man who claims the fight was started when he recognised Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut from X-Men 3 – allegedly smashed a beer glass into Jones’ face, causing enough damage to require 48 stitches.
Still, although both Vinnie Jones and Jesse Bickett both spent a brief amount of time behind bars following the punch-up, it looks like they’ve both gotten away with it. Vinnie Jones was never charged and now, as TMZ reports, the charges have been dropped against Bickett as well:
Prosecutors have dismissed three counts of aggravated assault against 24-year-old Jesse Bickett, after he turned the actor’s face into a mangled mess of blood and glass last week. Minnehaha County State’s attorney Dave Nelson said, “After we had an opportunity to review all the evidence, we thought that the incident with which Mr. Bickett was charged was a result of a mutual combat situation.”
As for the rest of us, it looks like we’ll never get to know exactly what happened last Thursday night. Both Vinnie Jones and Jesse Bickett blame each other for starting the fight, and that’s not likely to change any time soon.
But, if the X-Men story is true, it just goes to show the level of bad feeling that Vinnie Jones has for X-Men 3. Let’s hope the feeling isn’t mutual? for everyone who starred in the movie because, let’s face it, nobody wants to be karate-kicked in the face by an angry Kelsey Grammer because he accidentally got called Beast, do they?
Jessica says
“Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie
Julian Mentat says
Other Merchant-Ivory classics starring Vinnie Jones:
“Maurice, is a fag’s name”
“The Europeans should keep their f*cking hands off Britain”
“The remains of the Dago wot touched my pint”