A man has appeared in court accused of verbally abusing Matt Lucas while the comedian was on his way to a football match.

The man accused of hurling vile abuse towards Matt Lucas has appeared in court. The comedian, an avid Arsenal fan shared on Twitter last year that while heading to a match against Everton when he ...

A man has appeared in a London court accused of verbally abusing Matt Lucas while the comedian was on his way to a football ...

It is alleged Ayub Dirie used homophobic language towards Lucas, who was on his was to an Arsenal football match.

Ayub Dirie, 32, is alleged to have used homophobic language towards Little Britain and Bake Off star Lucas, who was making his way to the Emirates Stadium to see Arsenal take on Liverpool on October ...

Ayub Dirie was also charged with racially aggravated harassment and using abusive words towards two police officers ...