Mel C defends Louis Tomlinson after chaotic airport arrest

London March 7 (IANS) Singer Melanie C best known as Mel C has defended One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson following his arrest. She said she sympathises with the situation.

Tomlinson was released on bail after an altercation with a paparazzo and two girls at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.

Mel C sympathises with him because she has been in a similar situation where the frenzied attention left her unable to think clearly reports mirror.co.uk.

It can be quite traumatic that sounds a little overdramatic Mel C said on Good Morning Britain.

There are times I should imagine with Louis and what the boys have been through that they have been at the height of their success and they are constantly pursued.

And I think you come into an environment like that and it s quite frenzied and it s quite chaotic and you have a fight-or-flight response sometimes she added.

Following the incident Tomlinson who was with his girlfriend Eleanor Calder was arrested and booked for simple battery. He was originally released on $20 000 bail but won t have to pay out unless he fails to attend court in Los Angeles on March 29.

Further talking about the issue Mel C said: I know it s a very long time since I ve been in that situation but I had one time many years ago.

She later talked about a similar situation that she had to deal with when she was a part of Spice Girls.

It was towards the end of my time with the Spice Girls and I was pursued in a car and I actually ended up hitting another car because you don t think she said.

You re not in a sensible frame of mind you are in that fight-or-flight response. I really feel for Louis. Obviously he needs some protection and he shouldn t really have been left in that situation.

You have to try and control yourself as much as you can but we are all human she added.

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