242:. Price was seated next to Johnson, and as was customary at gatherings at the villa was invited to make a toast. Price addressed Lebedev as "You Guv", said that "champagne and Pricey don't mix" and then "lifted her top to expose her breasts" and turned to Johnson as she did so. She was then escorted from the table by Lebedev's personal bodyguard. The incident was later reported in
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