Terrified rock star Courtney Love today told how her car was smashed up and her driver 'taken hostage' after getting caught up in violent demonstrations in Paris.
The 50-year-old actress and singer tweeted pictures and videos from inside her taxi after it was attacked by cabbies protesting against rival firm Uber.
She said: 'They've ambushed our car and are holding our driver hostage. They're beating the cars with metal bats. This is France?? I'm safer in Baghdad.'
Her car was attacked shortly after she landed at Charles de Gaulle airport this morning as mobs of taxi drivers blockaded roads and targeted Uber drivers, even flipping some of their cars over.
Love said she eventually managed to escape by catching a lift with some motorcyclists, but not before being attacked once again.
She posted: 'Paid some guys on motorcycles to sneak us out, got chased by a mob of taxi drivers who threw rocks, passed two police and they did nothing.'
She later uploaded a picture of her posing on a motorbike with her two rescuers.
She said: 'We got out after being held hostage for an hour thanks to these two guys. I'm scared out of my wits.
'Mr François Hollande president or libertine? I can't believe this really just happened. Love French people, but your government blows.'
Kanye West's wife, the reality star Kim Kardashian, was caught up in taxi chaos in the seaside town of Cannes on Tuesday, where drivers were also protesting against Uber.
Today, riot police were involved in running battles with taxi drivers protesting against Uber across France, with Britons among those caught up in the chaos.
Similar scenes of disruption were being played out across France with cabbies blocking access to the train station in the southern city of Toulouse and others slowing access to its airport.
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