Kicked Off the Plane
Kicked off the plane, With flights soon to be heavily booked with holiday travelers, here's a roundup of famous and not so famous folks who have been forcibly deplaned by airline attendants.
Leisha Hailey
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Baltimore, Md., to St. Louis, Mo.
What happened: "The L Word" actress was escorted off a plane after kissing her girlfriend.
Airline response: No gender discrimination here
Billie Joe Armstrong
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Oakland, Calif., to Burbank, Calif.
What happened: The Green Day singer got the boot for inappropriate attire.
Airline response: The incident was resolved after the airline reached out.
Michael Colyar
Airline: United
Flight path: Dulles, Va., to Los Angeles
What happened: The "Barbershop" actor/comedian got into an altercation with an airline attendant; he blamed racism. What were they arguing about?
Airline response: The airline stated it had "zero tolerance" for racism.
Gerard Depardieu
Airline: Air France
Flight path: Paris to Dublin
What happened: The French actor urinated in front of other passengers after being told he couldn't use the restroom.
Airline response: What Air France confirmed.
Crying on a plane
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Oakland, Calif., to Dallas
What happened: A woman got kicked off for crying.
Airline response: The airline decried the story
Muslim woman kicked off flight
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: San Diego to San Jose, Calif.
What happened: A flight attendant thought she heard a woman who was wearing an Islamic headscarf voice a threat.
Airline response: An apology
Whitney Houston
Airline: Delta
Flight path: Atlanta to Detroit
What happened: The diva refused to buckle up before takeoff.
Josh Duhamel
Airline: US Airways
Flight path: New York City to Kentucky
What happened: The "Transformers" star wouldn't turn off his BlackBerry.
His response: The actor said he learned his lesson
Kevin Smith
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Oakland, Calif., to Burbank, Calif.
What happened: The"Clerks" director was forced off because he didn't fit in the seat.
Airline response: Its "heartfelt" blog.
Asking for water
Airline: Spirit
Flight path: New York City to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
What happened: A passenger became irate when he couldn't get a drink for his pregnant wife.
Airline response: The family violated federal law and behaved badly
Toddler tantrum
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Amarillo, Texas, to San Jose, Calif.
What happened: A mother and her 2-year-old son were kicked off the plane when she couldn't stop him from yelling the same two lines repeatedly.
Airline response: An apology was issued
Ivana Trump
Airline: Delta
Flight path: Palm Beach, Fla., to New York City
What happened: Donald Trump's ex got booted for exploding in anger on a plane. Whom did she swear at?
Sheriff’s office response: Trump was escorted off the flight
Leisha Hailey
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Baltimore, Md., to St. Louis, Mo.
What happened: "The L Word" actress was escorted off a plane after kissing her girlfriend.
Airline response: No gender discrimination here
Billie Joe Armstrong
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Oakland, Calif., to Burbank, Calif.
What happened: The Green Day singer got the boot for inappropriate attire.
Airline response: The incident was resolved after the airline reached out.
Michael Colyar
Airline: United
Flight path: Dulles, Va., to Los Angeles
What happened: The "Barbershop" actor/comedian got into an altercation with an airline attendant; he blamed racism. What were they arguing about?
Airline response: The airline stated it had "zero tolerance" for racism.
Gerard Depardieu
Airline: Air France
Flight path: Paris to Dublin
What happened: The French actor urinated in front of other passengers after being told he couldn't use the restroom.
Airline response: What Air France confirmed.
Crying on a plane
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Oakland, Calif., to Dallas
What happened: A woman got kicked off for crying.
Airline response: The airline decried the story
Muslim woman kicked off flight
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: San Diego to San Jose, Calif.
What happened: A flight attendant thought she heard a woman who was wearing an Islamic headscarf voice a threat.
Airline response: An apology
Whitney Houston
Airline: Delta
Flight path: Atlanta to Detroit
What happened: The diva refused to buckle up before takeoff.
Josh Duhamel
Airline: US Airways
Flight path: New York City to Kentucky
What happened: The "Transformers" star wouldn't turn off his BlackBerry.
His response: The actor said he learned his lesson
Kevin Smith
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Oakland, Calif., to Burbank, Calif.
What happened: The"Clerks" director was forced off because he didn't fit in the seat.
Airline response: Its "heartfelt" blog.
Asking for water
Airline: Spirit
Flight path: New York City to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
What happened: A passenger became irate when he couldn't get a drink for his pregnant wife.
Airline response: The family violated federal law and behaved badly
Toddler tantrum
Airline: Southwest
Flight path: Amarillo, Texas, to San Jose, Calif.
What happened: A mother and her 2-year-old son were kicked off the plane when she couldn't stop him from yelling the same two lines repeatedly.
Airline response: An apology was issued
Ivana Trump
Airline: Delta
Flight path: Palm Beach, Fla., to New York City
What happened: Donald Trump's ex got booted for exploding in anger on a plane. Whom did she swear at?
Sheriff’s office response: Trump was escorted off the flight
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