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Hurley got director arrested by stripping
Published Saturday, Oct 16 2004, 11:16 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
Liz Hurley inadvertently got her director arrested in the early days of her career, according to a report on the Female First website.
Hurley was apparently touring the Middle East, performing in a play directed by Leslie Phillips. However, she landed him in hot water when she forgot about anti-nudity laws while sunbathing in the United Arab Emirates.
The director and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider actor is quoted by the website as saying, "I was directing a play and she auditioned for me, and she hadn't done a thing, just some modelling. I took that play all over the Middle East and you should have seen how the Arabs revered her.
"Only shame was I never got to sleep with her. Problem was there was always too much of a queue!
"Mind you I did get arrested - because she went to a beach and took her clothes off. I got arrested because the police said that, as the director of the play, I was responsible for her.
"I told them if I'd known that was what she'd been doing, I'd have been on the beach with her."
Hurley was apparently touring the Middle East, performing in a play directed by Leslie Phillips. However, she landed him in hot water when she forgot about anti-nudity laws while sunbathing in the United Arab Emirates.
The director and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider actor is quoted by the website as saying, "I was directing a play and she auditioned for me, and she hadn't done a thing, just some modelling. I took that play all over the Middle East and you should have seen how the Arabs revered her.
"Only shame was I never got to sleep with her. Problem was there was always too much of a queue!
"Mind you I did get arrested - because she went to a beach and took her clothes off. I got arrested because the police said that, as the director of the play, I was responsible for her.
"I told them if I'd known that was what she'd been doing, I'd have been on the beach with her."
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