Taxi Unfair For Paul Gascoigne
NO publication should overestimate the intelligence of its readers, and in a story on how “TROUBLED” Paul Gascoigne allegedly did a runner from a taxi fare, the paper produces a picture of a black cab.
The story is that Gazza missed a train from Newcastle to Birmingham so hailed a black cab. The trip cost £400 in the Sun, or £350 in the Mirror.
The cab’s driver, one Hanzale Aziz (named in the Mirror as Adnan Aziz), claims the former England footballer behaved “erratically” during the journey.
Says Aziz: “He asked where his wine was. He was eating bag after bag of Doritos crisps – opening them by banging his hands together so the bags burst and the crisps were going everywhere.
“He also had this tub of food in a leather holdall. He put it on the seat. He said it was frozen curry, then Chinese. We were in the car so long it defrosted a bit and made a mess.
At journey’s end, a bill was produced. Gazza said he had no money. Says Aziz: “He was so aggressive that I got to my car, locked the doors and rang cops. I was terrified.”
Aziz concludes: “It cost me a lot – the fare, petrol and the income I missed.”
All shocking stuff. And all illustrated a by picture of a black taxi cab.
Dennis Wise has been notified…
Posted: 1st, April 2008 | In: Back pages, Celebrities, Tabloids Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
