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Faithfull's Manager Arrested for Allegedly Slapping Airline Worker

Airports have been ripe for trouble with musicians in the past, but last weekend's scene at a London airport involved singer Marianne Faithfull as a bystander only. Her manager and on-again, off-again boyfriend, Francois Ravard, was the one led away in cuffs after he allegedly hit a female British Airways manager in the face.

Faithfull and Ravard were flying from London's Gatwick airport to a concert in Bologna, when airline workers stopped them for having too much luggage. A BA employee thought Ravard, 51, was too drunk to board the plane and when the female duty manager came to settle the matter, he became "very hostile and argumentative," according to a witness. With Faithfull and other passengers watching, Ravard allegedly grabbed the woman and slapper her twice in the face. Police were called, Ravard was arrested and Faithfull was allowed to board the plane alone.

The 62-year-old singer and Ravard had been in a relationship for 15 years, but she recently revealed they'd broken up several months ago. In 2007, she called him her "soulmate" as he supported her during her battle with breast cancer. Faithfull famously dated Mick Jagger in the '60s, and was married three times. As of now, she hasn't commented on the future of their professional relationship after this incident.

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otrpu

I'd deduce from his behavior that the BA employee was correct in her assumption that he was too drunk to make the flight. Stupid is as stupid does.

April 21 2009 at 6:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gh

there is actually a career to manage here?

April 21 2009 at 12:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rickkansascity

And this falls into the esteemed category of, "Who gives a !@#^%

April 20 2009 at 7:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bella

Amy Winehouse is one incredibly ugly man/woman..Great poster-child for why you shouldn't do drugs!!! Ewwww

April 20 2009 at 6:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lu

Marianne Faithfull is my favorite singer, and I am happy to see that she didn't let her past behavior (pretty anarchic) influence her in this incident. The old Marianne might very well have been the one to do the slapping! Anybody who thinks he can slap anyone else around deserves jail time and I hope this jerk gets it.

April 20 2009 at 5:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lynn

At at least she had the fortitude to stand back and not involve herself with this out-of-control a-hole, boarded the plane and left him to deal with his bad behavior on his own! Kudos to Marianne for being strong, independent, and confident enough to do this -- I'm sure she had a great time without him!

April 20 2009 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jendakel

A-holes, one and all

April 20 2009 at 2:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply