Nicolas Cage is 'thrown out of restaurant in Las Vegas after a drunken row with ...

Nicolas Cage is 'thrown out of restaurant in Las Vegas after a drunken row with ...
Nicolas Cage is 'thrown out of restaurant in Las Vegas after a drunken row with ...

Nicolas Cage was thrown out of a restaurant in Las Vegas after a drunken row with staff last week, according to new reports.  

Footage obtained by The Sun shows the actor, 57, being escorted out of Lawry's Prime Rib near the main strip. 

The publication also claims that he was was 'mistaken for a homeless man' by onlookers during the incident on September 13. 

Footage: Nicolas Cage was thrown out of a restaurant in Las Vegas after a drunken row with staff last week, according to new reports (pictured in the city in July)

Footage: Nicolas Cage was thrown out of a restaurant in Las Vegas after a drunken row with staff last week, according to new reports (pictured in the city in July) 

An eyewitness claimed the star - who won an Oscar for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas - had been drinking whiskey and tequila before the reported outburst.

It comes three months after the death of his mother Joy Vogelsang in May who passed away at the age of 85 and his fifth marriage to Riko Shibata, 26, back in March. 

In the clip Nicolas can be seen wearing leopard print trousers, a black T-shirt and no shoes before putting some sandals on and walking out of the door. 

Clip: Footage obtained by The Sun shows the actor, 57, being escorted out of Lawry's Prime Rib near the main strip last week

Clip: Footage obtained by The Sun shows the actor, 57, being escorted out of Lawry's Prime Rib near the main strip last week

He then appears to try to walk back into the venue while a female member of staff stands in front of him blocking the way.  

A source told the newspaper: 'We were at that bar at Lawry's when we noticed what we at first thought was a homeless man completely drunk and being rowdy.

'To our shock it turned to be Nicolas Cage. He was completely smashed and was getting into a bit of a fight with the staff.

'He was in a really bad state and was walking around shoeless. Staff told us he had been downing shots of tequila and 1980 Macallan whiskey.'   

Sad loss: It comes three months after the death of his mother Joy Vogelsang in May who passed away at the age of 85 (pictured together in 1998)

Sad loss: It comes three months after the death of his mother Joy Vogelsang in May who passed away at the age of 85 (pictured together in 1998)

A representative for Nicolas has been contacted by MailOnline for a comment. 

Nicolas' mum Joy passed away on May 26. 

Joy - who battled mental health issues for decades - had been in the hospital for two weeks before her passing, Nicolas' bother Christopher shared on Facebook.  

It comes after back in March 2019 Nicolas was filmed making a scene while applying for a marriage license with his much younger girlfriend, bizarrely telling onlookers she was

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