Moment Edinburgh Fringe performer 'attacked by youths' on Royal Mile
A performer was "harassed by a group of youths" as he handed out flyers for his show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Eddie Jen, who uses he/she pronouns, is performing his 'Seeking a PenPal For the End of the World' show at the festival this year.
The entertainer was handing out flyers dressed in drag but was left devastated with the manner one of the group treated her, reports Edinburgh Live.
The moment, which was captured on video, shows two young, male youths approach Eddie outside a corner shop. Sharing the clip online, he claims the duo "beat him on the head", ripped off his bow and poured their drinks on him.
Getting over 200,000 views, the video clip has since gone viral and many people have offered their support to the performer. The footage was captioned: "I was attacked in drag at Edinburgh Fringe 2025. It's my first solo show.
"I was so excited to flyer and find an audience and then a group of young men began harassing me. They beat me on the head, ripped off my bow and poured their drinks on me."
Afterwards another male comes up to Eddie and offers some napkins before asking what happened.
The male said: "They're just harassing folk for clout. Don't worry, it's not how we are here. You are welcome."
Almost 1000 comments have come in after the short clip was posted online. One person said: "Why is it always teenagers? Where are their parents?
"I'm terrified of teenage boys in Edinburgh, they're just looking for trouble."
A second said: "That's so bad a member of the public has to explain this is not how Scotland is and excusing their bad behaviour."
"I'm so sorry this happened to you. I live in Edinburgh and unfortunately this type of stuff happens a lot. It's horrible but not all teenagers are like that", a third commented.
You can find out more about Eddie's show here.
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