A taxi driver claimed Sunday that Singapore television host Quan Yi Feng had verbally abused and got into a physical altercation with him. The taxi driver, known only as Mr Tan, claimed to have picked up a male passenger on Saturday, who instructed him to head to a condominium before going to the airport. When he arrived at the condominium, Quan boarded the taxi with her 11-year-old daughter. Tan said that the tussle started after he refused to help Quan move her luggage onto his vehicle when she boarded the cab as he had an elbow injury, although he did not tell her about it at the time. Quan then became upset and verbally abused him. On the way to the airport, Tan stopped the taxi sharply at a junction, throwing Quan forward. She allegedly became enraged and accused Tan of doing it on purpose even after the cabbie explained that she should have worn her seat belt. He claimed that Quan then alighted, kicked a car door and kicked him in the groin. She went on to lock herself in the taxi and thrashed it. Tan reportedly said that "she (Quan) was out of control and made a mess of the taxi. I was very frightened. The keys were in her hand and I was worried she might drive off so I stood in front of the vehicle to prevent her from doing so." The 52-year-old cabbie added that Quan smiled at him before getting down and boarding another taxi while still holding the keys to his vehicle. He claimed she even made a 'V' sign with her fingers as the other taxi pulled away and a crowd of onlookers gathered. Tan said this was the first time he had encountered such a serious incident in his 12 years as a taxi driver. The case has reportedly been referred to the police.
