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Michael Owen furious over bar bill drama
Published Thursday, Jun 28 2007, 11:02 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
Michael Owen stormed out of a nightclub after deciding that staff members were trying to treat him like a "mug".
The Newcastle star reacted in anger when he was hit with a £2,000 bill for a VIP table at London venue Paper - before he had consumed a drop of alcohol. Staff insisted that he would have to take a standard seat at the bar if he did not pay the hefty sum.
Owen had visited the club with friends for his brother's stag night celebrations.
A source told The Sun: "He called the manager and said he might be a Premiership star earning millions - but was not a mug. The club refused to listen. So Michael looked over to his mates, said 'Come on, lads!' then marched them all out."
The Newcastle star reacted in anger when he was hit with a £2,000 bill for a VIP table at London venue Paper - before he had consumed a drop of alcohol. Staff insisted that he would have to take a standard seat at the bar if he did not pay the hefty sum.
Owen had visited the club with friends for his brother's stag night celebrations.
A source told The Sun: "He called the manager and said he might be a Premiership star earning millions - but was not a mug. The club refused to listen. So Michael looked over to his mates, said 'Come on, lads!' then marched them all out."
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