Jimmy Barnes’ spouse has revealed her husband got here to blows with a truckie on Wednesday night time, claiming the male driver threatened to “fight” the Australian rock singer roadside.
Jane Barnes, who married Jimmy in 1981, took to social media to disclose their horror encounter with the truck driver on Wednesday, alleging he reduce them off whereas they have been driving and swiped their facet mirror.
The couple, who stay in NSW’s Southern Highlands, have been driving of their luxurious white sedan when the incident occurred.
Jane shared a close-up picture of the motive force coming face-to-face with Jimmy. She additionally named him and the corporate he works for on her Twitter web page.
“Bullied by a truck last night guys like [name] give truckies a bad name. Cut us off across our lane and swiped our mirror,” she wrote. “Wanted to fight Jimmy on the roadside. Trucks are like weapons, bullies behind the wheel a danger to us all.”
In the feedback part, Jane added “the noise of the mirror being hit was terrifying”, and that they thought they have been “going [to] be crushed between two trucks more”.
“This guy was just a pig. Swearing, smug, ignorant, misogynist bully,” Jane added.
Jane stated the pair bought the motive force’s contact particulars earlier than police arrived on scene. She stated she requested the motive force to attend on the scene till police arrived however he left.
“Police came but unless someone is hurt or car more damaged they can’t really do much,” Jane added.
Jane stated the pair have been “shaken up” by the ordeal, “even though it’s ‘minor’ and nobody is hurt”.
Further, Jane stated she contacted the corporate the motive force labored for and had obtained a response.
It comes after Jimmy, 67, attended the funeral of Jock Zonfrillo in Sydney on the weekend, the place he carried out Amazing Grace together with his daughter, Mahalia.
He lately spent a stint in hospital to get better from hip surgical procedure.
In November, the Working Class Man singer stated he’d have to take a break from touring as a result of his well being.
“I’ve had niggling back and hip issues for years, but things suddenly got a lot worse over the last few weeks, and I’m now in constant and severe pain,” he stated on the time.
“As everybody knows, it’s against my religion to blow out gigs, but the doctors tell me I need an operation as soon as possible and it will really limit my movement for a few months.
“As much as it kills me to inconvenience everyone, I have to get this fixed so I can jump around onstage for another 50 years.”
Jimmy, who needed to cancel no less than six months’ price of gigs to get better from the hip surgical procedure, is at the moment scheduled to make his return to the stage with an August 5 live performance at Queensland’s Sandstone Point Hotel.
Originally printed as Jimmy Barnes in heated, late night time trade with truck driver: ‘Wanted to fight’
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
