IF this rumour is true, I ask two questions.
1. What made Hughes Snap?
2. Why didnt Hardy make a formal complaint to the police, afterall there was enough police on site to get one! ?
Maybe, well im 10% sure Hardy is aware that Hughes may have had good reason to have a word with him. If Hughes was wrong and out of order, then the police would have been called. If Lee was right then ???? well, the police wouldnt have been called - Hardy wouldnt want the reason he (LH) did it (allegedly)
From the rumour, one thing confirmed Hardy wasnt hit or physically harmed !