Premiership footballer Craig Bellamy accused police of being jealous of his fame when they tried to question him about an alleged assault in a nightclub, a court has heard.
Bellamy, 27, is on trial at Cardiff Magistrates' Court for the assault of two women - 20-year-old Sophie Palmer and Holly Smith - at the city's No 10 night club on February 4.
He denies the charges.
Pc Jason Webb told the court he was called to the scene at about 3am and asked Bellamy to get into a police van to minimise his embarrassment while he was questioned.
Pc Webb said: "I would say he was quite intoxicated. His eyes were glazed and his speech was all right but it was the manner he spoke to me which gave me greatest concern.
"It was along the lines of 'you're f****** jealous of me because of my fame.' In my opinion, he had no reason to say that."
He said that when he asked Bellamy to calm down, he did for a time but then began swearing again.
John Charles Rees, defending Bellamy, asked the police officer if his client had been upset because people were trying to take photographs of him while he was in the van. Pc Webb said he had not seen anyone trying to take photographs.
The nightclub's owner told the court he had to ask one of the alleged victims to leave the VIP area twice that evening before she complained about being assaulted.
Giovanni Malacrino told the court that the first time he asked Miss Palmer to leave, she was giggling and spoke about her new breast implants.
