London
(ANI):
R
'n" B
singer
Leona
Lewis
has
cancelled
a
promotional
tour
after
she
was
punched
in
the
head
at
a
recent
book
signing.
Lewis,
24,
who
was
left
distraught
after
the
incident,
pulled
out
of
a
trip
to
Germany
as
she
admitted
the
attack
was
a
“horrible
shock".
“She
was
due
to
go
to
Germany
today
for
a
promo
but
that
has
now
been
cancelled," the
Daily
Star
quoted
her
spokesman
as
saying.
Following
the
assault,
she
spent
her
time
hiding
in
her
north
London
home,
and
only
answered
her
fans"
goodwill
messages.
“Thank
you
so
much
for
your
support.
It
was
a
horrible
shock
and
left
me
extremely
hurt
and
upset,"
she
said
in
a
statement.
“I"m
very
sorry
to
those
I
wasn"t
able
to
meet
at
the
signing.
Love
you
all,"
she
added.
Lewis
is
still
desperate
to
get
back
to
work
next
week
as
she
rehearses
for
a
homecoming
gig
in
Hackney
next
month.
“She
is
very
upset
but
is
determined
not
to
let
this
ruin
it
for
everyone,"
an
insider
revealed.