HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao was reportedly attacked outside a Japanese restaurant here Sunday (Monday in Manila) after hosting lunch for family and friends.
The STAR’s Abac Cordero says a lone assailant lunged at Pacquiao at the parking lot of Kabuki Japanese Restaurant here and tried to punch him.
Check out Cordero’s tweets:
Pacquiao nearly assaulted as he came out of Kabuki restaurant this afternoon. White male was restrained by Pacquiao aides hurling FYs on MP
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
"I really thought he was going to hit Manny. He came in fast. He almost got to Manny," said David Sisson, MP personal asst @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Assailant was held and pushed away from Pacquiao who ordered his companions not to hurt the person. @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Pacquiao was by the door of his Ferrari when the person rushed to him. Held back, person kept shouting f... y... Pacquiao @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Pacquiao group did not call the police. Pacquiao tells his companions, hot under the collar, "Let him go. Let him go!" @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
No media was around during the incident which caused a commotion at the backdoor parking lot of Kabuki restaurant @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Edward Lura, a longtime buddy of Pacquiao here in LA, was first to thwart the possible attack on @MannyPacquiaoTR @PhilippineStar
— @abaccordero (@abaccordero) April 4, 2016
Pacquiao is one week away from his fight with Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas.