Olly Murs finds himself in middle of knife attack at Sony HQ

Olly Murs

by Daisy Jordan |
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Olly Murs always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

After live tweeting an alleged 'gun attack' from Selfridges last year, the former X Factor host found himself in another tricky predicament during a meeting at his record label Sony yesterday.

According to reports, a 'knife attack' broke out on the third floor of Sony's Kensington headquarters while Olly was visiting ahead of his album launch next week.

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On Friday afternoon, paramedics and police were surrounding the London building following the incident that's said to have taken place that morning at 11.15am.

A statement from the music company said, "Sony Music confirmed there was an incident at Derry Street resulting in the building being evacuated. Two members of the catering team were involved in a violent altercation. The incident is now in the hands of the Metropolitan Police."

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The Evening Standard report that two people are thought to have been stabbed after a knifeman entered the Derry Street building, leaving onlookers horrified.

A witness told The Sun, “There was a lot of panic and people were screaming — then Olly Murs appeared in the middle of it all.

“He seems to have a knack of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but at least he didn’t tweet."

The onlooker references Olly tweeting from Selfridges last November.

He wrote, “F**k everyone get out of Selfridges now, gun shots! I’m inside.”

However it turned out to be a false alarm, and the singer was mocked for his alarmed reaction with an onslaught of brutal memes.

The latest incident turned out to be real though, as a spokesperson for Olly said, "Olly Murs was at Sony at the time of the incident yesterday at their offices on Derry Street. He would like to extend his gratitude to the emergency services who evacuated him, his team and the Sony staff quickly and safely."

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