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Martin Kemp Recounts 1994 Rio Gunpoint Ordeal on Podcast

Kemp told the Travel Secrets podcast the gunmen were later reported to be plain-clothes police.

Overview

  • While describing a late-night incident in a Rio de Janeiro favela during filming of the 1994 movie Boca, Kemp said two men thrust large magnum-style guns through the car windows.
  • He recalled being hauled from the vehicle and thrown face-down as he believed he was about to be killed.
  • Kemp said one assailant recognized him by saying “Spandau Ballet” and demanded an autograph before letting him go.
  • UK reports of the podcast recounting state the armed men were later identified as plain-clothes police allegedly attempting a shakedown.
  • The coverage is based on Kemp’s first-person account, which outlets note without independent confirmation, as he is currently appearing on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity.