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Singer, songwriter and American Idol star Adam Lambert was released from police custody in Helsinki on Thursday. This follows his earlier arrest and overnight detention by police after he was involved in a fistfight at a popular gay nightclub in the Finnish capital.
According to the tabloid Iltalehti, a heated exchange between Lambert and Finnish Big Brother winner Sauli Koskinen led to blows at around 4 AM on Thursday in the DTM club in central Helsinki. According to police, Lambert also assaulted several bystanders.
Lambert and Koskinen were both arrested and spent the remainder of the night in separate jails, Lambert at the Pasila police station and Koskinen in a cell in the Töölö district of the city.
A herd of paparazzi and other spectators gathered outside the Pasila police station to witness the release of Lambert from police custody on Thursday afternoon. Koskinen has also been released.
Police investigations revealed no injuries were incurred by any of the parties involved in the brawl. Accordingly, no charges will be pressed.
The incident gained widespread international media attention.
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