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Four gay men were attacked at a recent Lafayette, Louisiana showing of The Guilt Trip. A man, seated with his children behind the victims, began spewing anti-gay slurs directed at the group of gays. After being asked to stop, he physically assaulted one of the men by punching him in the back of the head. Details follow.
A report from the Advertiser has more:
The men took their seats during the previews, Jamison said, and almost immediately a man in the row behind them said, "Oh great," and called them a derogatory name aimed at their sexual preference.
When one of the four said, "Excuse me?" Menard "stood up and leaned over us and started screaming hate slurs peppered with profanities," in front of his own child and wife, Jamison said.
A woman about three rows in front stood and asked Menard to stop because she had children with her, but, according to Jamison, Menard insulted her and told her to sit down.
Menard "sat down and stood back up and popped my partner in the back of the head," said Jamison, adding that he was also struck by Menard.
Before the police arrived, Menard and his family left The Grand in their SUV. Police [pursued] them and arrested Menard on the simple battery charges.
Menard has been charged with assault and his wife has been charged with resisting arrest.
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