Originally Posted by suzybean:
She gave 'ard man Kemp a left hook at the Ivy Restaurant in front of baffled theatre goers. And yes, she did hush it up, for the most part. She valued her privacy 
Yeah, this was alluded to further up. She couldn't keep the assault thing entirely quiet, but there was remarkably little coverage about it considering:
(a) They'd been dining with David Blunkett when the argument started;
(b) She was arrested (though not charged); and
(c) The Sun was running a campaign against domestic violence at the time! 