"Game of Thrones" star Clive Mantle got part of his ear bitten off after an argument gone wrong at a hotel in England this past weekend.
The 55-year old, who plays the Greatjon Umber on the HBO hit, was staying in a Travelodge on Newcastle's Quayside while he preformed in a production of "The Ladykillers" at the city's Theater Royal.
At around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the actor went into the hallway in pajamas and a t-shirt, asking fellow guests to keep down the noise. A 32- year-old man from South Lanarkshire had been drinking and subsequently got angry and came back with five more men, getting progressively louder.
Mantle emerged once more, asking the six to be quiet. The 32-year-old man pounced on the actor, pinning Mantle to the ground outside his hotel room. He then bit part of his ear off. The perpetrator will be charged with wounding with intent, and will go before Newcastle courts next month.
Mantle was immediately rushed to the Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital for surgery to save his ear. The severed part was found on the floor, and one of Mantle's spokespeople claimed there was "no guarantee" the bit would live through the severance because it took "a while" before it was found, according to a Daily Mail article.
Hours later, the spokesperson confirmed that the surgery was successful; the actor's top right ear will soon be restored to health. Still, Mantle will not be able to appear in the last showings of "The Ladykillers", as he has been advised not to get makeup near the wound. An understudy will replace his remaining three weeks on tour.
"He is very badly shaken up. You don't expect this kind of thing to happen in a hotel," his spokesperson, a member of London-based Saraband Associates, told Yahoo News. "He sounds very wobbly today."
Travelodge spokespeople said they are working closely with the Northumbria Police in the investigation.
"Travelodge's number one priority is the health and safety of customers and staff, and we do not tolerate any form of harmful behavior on our premises towards our customers or staff members," the company told the BBC.
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