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Adam Lambert laughed off his arrest outside a bar in Helsinki early Thursday morning, blaming alcohol and jet lag.

“Jetlag + Vodka = blackout. Us + blackout = irrational confusion. jail + guilt + press= lesson learned. Sauli+Adam+ hangover burgers = laughing bout it. :),” the American Idol runner-up tweeted Thursday morning after being released from jail.

Lambert, 29, and his boyfriend of one year, Finnish Big Brother 2007 winner Sauli Koskinen, were arrested and released after being questioned about “four possible assault offenses” when an argument between the two started inside gay bar DTM (Don’t Tell Momma).

The fight escalated and ended up on the street. Former Miss Helsinki Sofia Ruusila, who was celebrating with Lambert and Koskinen, tried to get between the brawling couple and was accidently hit by Lambert.

No charges were filed.

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