Phrasal verb "ride out"

[Bassim]

I have tried to use "ride out" in its second meaning according to Longman dictionary: "if you ride out a difficult situation, you are not badly harmed by it".
Would you please correct my mistakes?

The well-known actor had gone on holiday to ride out the scandal he caused by punching another guest in the pub.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's OK with the exception of the fact that people in pubs aren't usually called "guests", unless they're attending a private function which is being held in the pub. I would just say "... by punching someone/a man/a woman in the pub".