Kicked Off the Plane

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