Lee Ryan, a member of the band Blue, applies to the UK Supreme Court to challenge his conviction for racially aggravated assault. Multiple outlets report that he was convicted after an incident on a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport in July 2022. The accounts describe Ryan as behaving abusively and in a state attributed to alcohol consumption following the flight, with reporting that he was slurring his words and staggering. One report also says Ryan made racially discriminatory comments to a Black British Airways attendant, including a remark described as “wanted her chocolate babies,” which is cited in relation to the racially aggravated element of the offence. Another outlet states the conviction follows a racially aggravated assault and abusive conduct. The reports also note the conviction occurred in 2023, after which Ryan pursues a further legal challenge. The coverage is focused on the application to the Supreme Court and the circumstances leading to the racially aggravated assault conviction, as described by each outlet.