‘I’M SORRY’
Lion of London Bridge Roy Larner apologises for ‘racist rant’ but claims marchers taunted him and were ‘agitating his dogs’
THE man hailed the Lion of London Bridge after fighting off armed jihadis with his bare hands, yelling "f*** you, I'm Millwall", has apologised after being filmed launching an alleged racist rant.
Roy Larner can allegedly be heard yelling "w****rs", "people like you stink like s***" and "National Front" in a clash with protesters reportedly filmed in the months before the terror attack.
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Since the video emerged, Roy has apologised profusely, telling The Sun: "I have seen the video clip and I'm sorry to have caused any offence, it wasn't intentional and something that took place months ago.
"I was out walking my dogs and got caught up in a march. The dogs got agitated as the marchers were coming over to them, things got heated and personal, a slanging match started and got abusive, bad language was used and they were taunting me."
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He added: "Unfortunately I couldn't just walk away without saying anything."
In the video, Roy appears to spit in the face of a photographer before screaming at the protesters in Elephant and Castle, South London, on 20 February.
The protesters can be heard chanting against Brexit when the Millwall fan clashes with the photographer.
He seems to spit at the man, telling him not to film him, with the photographer immediately telling him "don't spit at me".
Roy, who is walking two dogs at the time, then appears to make rude gestures as he yells "w*****s" at the March for Justice group who had previously been chanting "No Trump, No Brexit";.
He then shouts "people like you stink like s***" to one of the photographers.
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The protesters then begin to chant "racist" as Roy walks away, with one squaring up to him and headbutting him. Roy then swings a punch in retaliation.
One protester can be heard apparently yelling "you're the dog" as they separate.
As Roy walks across the street, he can be heard yelling "National Front".
National Front is a far right political group, known for its neo-fascist ideology.
The 47-year-old Millwall fan had been hailed a hero for battling the three machete jihadis with just his fists in June.
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The Millwall fan had been inside the Black and Blue restaurant, in Borough Market, when the jihadis attacks.
Spending time in intensive care, Roy had said he didn't think twice about the confrontation.
Speaking in the wake of the attack, he said: "I said f*** you, you’re f***ing not getting in here, we are Millwall.
"I stopped them getting in and and attacking children and families in there."
A JustGiving page set up in the wake of the London Bridge attack had raised thousands for Roy.
A campaign was also launched for Roy – dubbed the Lion of London Bridge after he screamed “F*** you, I’m Millwall!” at the attackers – to receive the George Cross in recognition of his incredible courage.
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