POP star Lee Ryan will appear in court on a race charge after a bust-up on a plane.
The Blue singer, 39, was allegedly drunkenly abusive to an air hostess.
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The Sun revealed in August that he was arrested over the incident on a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City airport.
He later said he was seeking professional help for alcohol problems.
Lee pleaded guilty to being drunk on an aircraft at a court hearing in November.
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He denied assault by beating, assaulting a police officer and behaving in an abusive way towards a cabin crew member at the Uxbridge magistrates hearing.
The dad of three faces a trial on Thursday on those charges plus a fourth of racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment.
It is alleged he became disruptive during July’s flight. He was nicked when it landed, taken away in handcuffs and spent the night in a cell.
Ryan, who formed the boy band in 2000 with Antony Costa, Duncan James and Simon Webbe, will go on trial at Ealing magistrates’ court.
He said in a statement in August: “As it has been well documented I have always had my struggles with alcohol and often say or do silly things as a results of that, which in turn has caused problems for myself and those around me.
“For that I want to apologise to everyone I have upset or offended.”
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