Terrified Leona Lewis caught in Los Angeles police gun drama
By Sara Nathan
Last updated at 12:09 PM on 15th January 2010
Leona Lewis has been caught up in a terrifying siege in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old star was horrified as thugs waving handguns ran towards her car as they attempted to flee police following a high-speed chase.
Miss Lewis’s security intervened before the men ran off, but not before her manager Nicola Carson was thrown to the ground.
The singer had been on her way to LA international airport when she stopped at a Starbucks coffee house to pick up some drinks.
The timing was unfortunate, however, as just then the police chase came careering into the car park outside, where Miss Lewis was waiting.
A source close to the star told the Daily Mail: 'It was absolutely terrifying and Leona is still very shaken by what happened. It could have been so much worse.
‘Leona was in her parked car when the chase came to crash around her. Two police cars had blocked off this other car. Men jumped out and suddenly these thugs waving guns ran towards Leona.
‘LAPD cars were swarming the scene and shoppers were screaming. Thank goodness Leona’s security tackled one of the men before he ran off. It was a real commotion.
Nicola was in a terrible state as well as police knocked her to the ground as she tried to make her way back to the car.’
Miss Lewis last night arrived back in Britain, while Miss Carson told friends: ‘We’ve had the scare of our lives.’
A friend stressed that the singer did not see any of the people involved in the incident.
Ok, I literally laughed out loud at this. Not because the situation is at all funny, but just the fact that it seems like almost every day theres a new thread about something bad happening to Leona.
Bad things seem to be happening to her as of late...
I hate how the worst things always happen to the best persons.
