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Guinness Heiress Was Randy, Not Drunk, on Plane: Court

Jury decides socialite accused of drunken striptease wasn't intoxicated

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(Newser) – Socialite Clare Irby may have stripped down to her underwear on a flight from India earlier this year but she wasn't drunk, a British jury decided yesterday. Irby, a descendant of the Guinness brewing family, downed glasses of wine, stripped, and let another passenger kiss and fondle her—but she didn't break the law, reports the Telegraph. Irby admitted being "tipsy" after a few glasses of wine, but blamed sleep deprivation and said she was in full control of herself.

Clare Irby admitted being
Clare Irby admitted being "not as polite as I usually am" to cabin crew on a flight from Bangalore, India, earlier this year.   (©shimmerz)
The Guinness storehouse gates at the St James' Gate brewing site, Dublin.
The Guinness storehouse gates at the St James' Gate brewing site, Dublin.   (AP Photo/Julien Behal/PA)
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gabo
Sep 17, 09 6:33 AM CDT
Rich people get tipsy. Common folk get drunk. Now that that's explained I feel much better. Reply
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Serenity
Sep 17, 09 6:47 AM CDT
Don't forget that women glow, not sweat.
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gabo
Sep 17, 09 7:08 AM CDT
and while truck drivers fart, the elite cough anally...
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paul123
Sep 17, 09 6:55 AM CDT
Does this make her situation any better? Reply
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Collusive
Sep 17, 09 11:52 PM CDT
It's more of a clarification for what I know I'm now allowed to do on my next flight.
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