Предприниматель Маркус Пирси оспорил обвинения в драке в ночном клубе и призвал оппонентов посмотреть видеозапись

Marcus Pearcey has waded into a row over a vicious nightclub brawl between a group of women and the manager of one of his venues. The prominent businessman defended his staff following the violent scenes at Kerry's in Queen Street on Saturday night. Details of the fight, which involved the venue's manager, Tess Sutton, and three other women on a night out in Norwich, were made public after one of the women posted a scathing complaint about the venue on Facebook. In the post, Amy Burgess accused Ms Sutton of "lashing out" at her friend after accidentally bumping into her in the nightclub - hitting and punching her before pinning her down. She said security guards quickly intervened by "rugby tackling" her 5ft 3" friend to the ground, before Ms Sutton turned her attention to her, allegedly pulling her hair and repeatedly punching her. Ms Burgess said they were then "shouted at, sworn at and told to leave". The post prompted hundreds of comments criticising Ms Sutton and Mr Pearcey, who owns the city centre club. Mr Pearcey said he was "horrified" by the online abuse his manager received and has denied the claims, saying Ms Burgess has left out "huge parts" of the story. "Tess had her hair ripped out by three women," he said. "After a few drinks, people's recollection of events can change. "We would always advise people to contact us directly rather than posting things on social media. "Amy and her friends have been asked to come in and view the CCTV. "I can't release it due to data protection rules." Mr Pearcey is now seeking legal advice following the online abuse he and Ms Sutton received. Norfolk Police has confirmed it is not currently investigating the incident on Saturday night. In his own Facebook post on Tuesday, Mr Pearcey said: “My staff did not sign up to become public figures simply because they work for one of my businesses. "They deserve to be able to go to work without being abused physically or attacked personally online. "Following an incident at Kerry’s, serious allegations have now been published on social media. "There are different accounts of what happened. "Fortunately, there is CCTV. "That evidence has been preserved. I have invited the people involved to come in and view the CCTV as I believe they may have some missed out a few vital things from their account of the incident which may alter their opinion of the events.” He added: “Freedom of speech matters enormously. "So does accountability. Criticise me. Challenge my opinions. Challenge my businesses when we get things wrong. That’s completely fair. "But anonymous personal abuse, intimidation and unsubstantiated attacks on ordinary members of staff are something very different.” In the post, he went on to say that one person had accused him of being a “heavy cocaine user” because he has “lost weight”, to which Mr Pearcey said he has “never ever touched” the Class A drug and that he has been taking Mounjaro, a weight loss medication, after gaining weight following the death of his parents.