PARIS, June 25 (UPI) — Courtney Love was attacked by Uber protestors in Paris on Thursday and shared her experience on Twitter.
The 50-year-old singer was riding with an Uber driver and witnessed how violent the taxi driver protests against the ride-hailing company really were.
Love first posted a photograph of the smashed driver’s seat window and wrote: “Dude @kanyewest we may turn back to the airport and hide out with u.picketers just attacked our car #ParisUberStrike”
Dude @kanyewest we may turn back to the airport and hide out with u.picketers just attacked our car #ParisUberStrike pic.twitter.com/MtanurybOO— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015
She continued describing the scene on Twitter, and even called out President François Hollande to do something about the violent acts.
they’ve ambushed our car and are holding our driver hostage. they’re beating the cars with metal bats. this is France?? I’m safer in Baghdad— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015
François Hollande where are the fucking police??? is it legal for your people to attack visitors? Get your ass to the airport. Wtf???— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015
paid some guys on motorcycles to sneak us out, got chased by a mob of taxi drivers who threw rocks, passed two police and they did nothing— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015
how on earth are these people allowed to do this? the first car was destroyed, all tires slashed… https://t.co/lWuFRMG6I5— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015
we got out after being held hostage for an hour thanks to these two guys. I’m scared out of my wits…. https://t.co/cAOELz463U— Courtney Love Cobain (@Courtney) June 25, 2015
According to BBC, the protesting drivers have blocked off roads to get to major airports and have prompted riot police to fire tear gas.
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