'I don't fight nice': Columnist Andrew Bolt attacked with glitter bomb at Melbourne book launch
Controversial columnist and TV show host Andrew Bolt has been attacked by "left-wing fascists" protesters who sprayed him with glitter following a book launch.
Video shows the two men attacking the Sky News host and News Corp Australia columnist outside a Melbourne restaurant.
The glitter-bomb attack occurred after a book launch at an Italian restaurant on Melbourne's famous Lygon Street at 12.15pm on Tuesday.
The columnist did not cower from the attack, throwing punches at the two men as they rumbled among tables and chairs.
"Bad luck for them I don't do running and hiding," he later said.
Bolt told Sky News he was approached by a woman who wanted a selfie when he was "jumped".
"Two masked protesters then jumped me, spraying me in the face and all over my suit with some sticky liquid with some glitter and dye," he said.
Although it was not caught on camera, the Sky News host said he gave one of the attackers a good kick between the legs and likely left the other with a few bruise on the face.
Bolt gave a faux apology to his assailants for kicking one in the in the groin, but added, "I don't fight nice if I'm pushed too far".
The columnist called the men "left-wing fascists" on Twitter and said it was a "cowardly" attack, which shows "another warning of the rising violence of the left".
The two men were wearing hooded jumpers and were believed to have thrown shaving cream and glitter, police said.
A Victoria Police spokesman said a "short scuffle" took place before the offenders fled.
Another male was spotted filming or taking photos of the incident, but police say no one was injured in the attack.
