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A pub landlord says he was left "mortified" after snaps of a couple having sex on his pool table were leaked online.
Just as the the X-rated pics surfaced the Dalmuir pub closed its doors for the last time, but licensee Scot Mackie denied that it was as a result of the scandal.
The explicit pics, taken in The Horse and Barge, had the faces of the people taking part in the apparent sex act blocked with an emoji, and were shared widely after being posted on social media.
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On Monday night, the Dumbarton Road establishment called last orders for the final time, and it failed to open its doors on Tuesday morning.
But Scott said it had nothing to do with the images and that the decision to shut the boozer was made previously due to the business not being viable.
Speaking to the Clydebank Post, he said: “Both things are totally unrelated, my issue is probably the absolutely mortifying images of me, which I admit was a stupid mistake on my part on a very drunken night where pictures of me were taken without my knowledge or consent and by coincidence they happened to appear on every social media platform the day I decided to close the pub.
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“The actual closure of the pub was my own personal decision that I had been considering for a few weeks, due to the type of lease/agreement I had with the brewery it just wasn’t viable, it’s a great pub and I hope it opens again soon and I hope whomever it is can make a go of it.”
The move to close the pub was a tough one for Scott, who had always dreamed of running his own establishment.
He added: “It broke my heart to make the decision to close as it was my dream to run my own pub, and regardless of the outcome, I did it, and I done it by myself at the age of 25. It just wasn’t meant to be."
The owners of the establishment, Star Pubs and Bars, the pub business of Heineken UK, said it was given no prior warning of the pub’s closure.
A spokesperson said: "The Horse & Barge Clydebank was leased to an independent operator to run as their own business.
“They have closed the pub without notice and we are working to get it reopened as quickly as possible.”
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