Edna packs mean punch
2006-05-03 15:34
Sydney - Australian comic Barry Humphries, better known as his alter ego Dame Edna Everage, punched a photographer on Wednesday after he was snapped outside a Sydney cafe, his publicist said.
The freelance photographer upset Humphries by following him, publicist Suzie Howie said.
Humphries took umbrage after the photographer took shots of him lunching with musical director Andrew Ross.
"I can confirm to you that Barry did hit him," Howie told Australia's AAP news agency. "He was obviously very upset."
The incident was not reported to police. The photographer, Malcolm Ladd, would not comment.
- SAPA