Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has been caught up in a prison scuffle as a fellow inmate spat at him after reportedly hurling insults during a church service.
The 84-year-old was targeted during an incident at HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire, where he is serving time for a string of sex assaults.
Harris was reportedly called a "dirty nonce" and there was a scuffle near to the artist and musician, a source said.
"Someone did aim a spit at him, but he was not spat on, and was not physically hurt," the source added.Harris was reportedly called a "dirty nonce" and there was a scuffle near to the artist and musician, a source said.
A witness told the Sun: "One prisoner called Rolf a dirty nonce and spat at him. All the others were jeering too, but the spit landed on the bloke next to Rolf, who went beserk.
"Rolf stood in a corner while the other prisoner was taken to a segregation unit. Then he just sat back down. He was shaken up, but didn’t let on."
News of the incident came as it was announced that Harris has applied for permission to appeal against his convictions for a string of indecent assaults.
A spokesman for the Judicial Office confirmed that lawyers had lodged papers at the Court of Appeal this week.
Harris was convicted of 12 indecent assaults on June 30 at Southwark Crown Court - one on an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two on girls in their early teens and a catalogue of abuse of his daughter's friend over 16 years.
The court will now consider whether to grant permission for him to continue with his appeal bid.
Harris, a family favourite for decades, was finally unmasked as a predator who was fixated with under-age girls during his trial, with jurors told how his 16-year campaign of sex abuse against his daughter's friend "haunted" her and made her abandon her dreams as he continued to be adored by millions of fans worldwide.
His fall from grace was underlined as he was stripped of a Bafta fellowship and accolades in his native Australia were removed, and he faces losing his prestigious CBE.
