Brian McFadden was questioned by cops in Sydney, Australia over allegations he was drunk and abusive on a flight from Los Angeles.
The former Westlife singer boarded a business class Virgin flight on Wednesday and reportedly became offensive to staff and fellow flyers. According to witnesses, the star even tried to smoke on the flight.
The incident was reported to ground staff and McFadden and fellow Australia's Got Talent judge Kyle Sandilands were quizzed upon landing Down Under but police decided to take no further action against the pair.
A spokesperson for the Australian Federal Police says, "The AFP can confirm it responded to a request from Virgin Airlines to attend a flight, which was arriving at Sydney International Airport.
"The AFP attended the gate when the aircraft arrived and spoke to Virgin Airlines staff. Two men were subsequently spoken to by Police. No formal complaint was raised by the airline carrier, Virgin, to the AFP. "As a result, the men were released without charge, and no further action will be taken."
McFadden subsequently took to his Twitter.com page to downplay the reports - branding the incident a "storm in a tea cup". He writes, "Wasn't arrested! Didn't smoke on the flight. and the virgin staff were very nice. I did have a few drinks but i was not smashed and abusive.
"If reports were true then I would have been arrested, fined and worse! Banned from my favorite airline v australia. storm in a tea cup."
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