This week's Bond film is all about 007's life and death struggle with the shadowy bad guys, but a more down-to-earth war of words over the launch event has broken out.
James Ware said he tricked his way into the James Bond launch at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday after doctoring a genuine ticket he found posted on Instagram.
Mr Ware - who describes himsellf as a presenter on Twitter - filmed himself rubbing shoulders with the likes of Chris Evans and Sam Smith for a YouTube video which has since gone viral, with more than 400,000 views.
But the clip has prompted the Royal Albert Hall to hit back, saying Mr Ware was a legitimate guest to event and there was no secret agent style shenanigans.
A Royal Albert Hall spokesman said: “For anyone who has seen the video of James Ware attending, we are happy to confirm that he was actually an official premiere guest.
“Our database shows that James bought his tickets from the box office prior to the event.
“So for anyone concerned by the video, we’re happy to confirm that no criminal act took place.”
It comes after sceptical social media users had raised doubts about his claims, with comments online including: "Ah that old trick of sneaking into an event by having a ticket."
SPECTRE world premiere
Mr Ware, however, tonight maintained he had gatecrashed the event, writing on Twitter that it was "100 per cent blagged".
