Simon Cowell angrily confronted a man who attacked Sinitta at his home in France.
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Simon's former girlfriend Sinitta has revealed that she was the victim of a sex attacker, who pinned her to a bed at Simon's mansion before she fought him off and she has praised her ex-boyfriend for standing up for her.
Sinitta, 54, explained that the incident happened when she was still dating Simon, 58, and showing the guest around their rented villa.
She told the Sunday Mirror: "We had different friends coming out. One weekend a man came to stay. At the end of a lovely day of drinks and things, Simon asked me to show him to one of the guest rooms. But the villa was huge and sprawling so I thought 'let him choose which room he likes best' because they were mostly vacant."
However, after he chose a room in an unoccupied area of the house, the man shocked Sinitta by trying to drag her onto the bed with him after she gave him a chaste goodbye kiss on the cheek.
She said: "I was shocked but even at the moment I recall playing in my head: 'Has there been anything about my behaviour or my demeanour that has made this man think that I am interested in him?'
"The answer was definitely NO. I had to get away from him. I was struggling with him a bit but trying not to seem panicked. I fought with him and edged my way from under him. He could tell I was fighting him off but wouldn't let me go."
When Sinitta finally got free, she told Simon, who confronted the "influential" man the following day.
She said: "I told Simon what happened. He was stunned. It was awful. The next day Simon walked him to his car. They shook hands then Simon pulled him in.
"You could see there was an aggressive conversation going on. When he's angry his lips go really thin. He's a composed person most of the time.
"He came back and said: 'I told him not to ever put his f*****g hands on you again.'"
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