Alec Baldwin Thrown Off Flight For Playing iPhone Game ‘Words With Friends’
- Posted on December 6, 2011 at 6:59pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Actor on“ 30 Rock” by day, serial tweeter and blogger by night, Alec Baldwin has been in the news a lot lately. Baldwin was the talk of celebrity blogs again Tuesday afternoon after he was kicked off an American Airlines flight at LAX, allegedly for an argument with a flight attendent over the iPhone game “Words with Friends”:
Below are some of Baldwin’s subsequent tweets regarding the incident:
USA Today notes that fans picked up on the story after Michael J. Wolf, Founder and Managing Director at www.activate.com, tweeted:
“On an AA flight at LAX. Alec Baldwin removed from the plane. We had to go back to the gate. Terrible that everyone had to wait”
A law enforcement source told The Los Angeles Times that Baldwin was escorted off an American Airlines flight, and said that police were not involved in the incident. There has not been an official statement from the airline about what prompted his removal from the plane, but Ed Martelle commented on behalf of the airline to MSNBC, saying “Owing to privacy concerns regarding our customers, we don’t comment on something that might or might not have happened.”
A source familiar with the situation told the New York Daily News that the cabin confrontation started when a flight attendent scolded Baldwin for playing the addictive Scrabble-like game on his iPad while the airplane was still at the gate.
The source told the Daily News that Baldwin later demanded the flight attendant’s name, after which the conflict escalated.
In a statement to NBC News, Baldwin’s representative explained: “Alec was asked to leave the flight for playing ‘Words with Friends’ on his iPad, while parked at the gate. Alec is so in love with ‘Words with Friends’ that he would risk getting thrown off a flight to play. He’s already been re-booked on another American Airlines flight.”
Baldwin’s hashtag “nowonderamericaairisbankrupt” refers to the recent news that American Airlines would be filing for bankruptcy.
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Comments (142)
sizzler2220
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:19pmHe is a liberal. Liberals do not have to follow rules while on board.
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on December 7, 2011 at 5:26amExactly, same attitude as Chucky Schumer on the flight. The rules only apply to other people or when its to their advantage.
Report Post »steve-in-pa
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:19pmHe’s pissed because he did not get the “star” treatment he is use to… and like barry he blames someone else for his actions.
Report Post »db321
Posted on December 7, 2011 at 1:27amSpeaking of Star treatment – I can’t wait to see Obama fly commercial again. He can fly all 57 States on his dime.
Report Post »ULYSSESG
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:19pmLove to KNOCK that dude the hell out ….
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:29pmI would have taken him UP and let him OUT!
TEA!
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:35pmHow ironic…….I guess Alec is like most liberals, and cant distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality, since he probably thought that in real life, it was perfectly ok for him to act like a a@@wipe, just like he does on his commercials……Welcome to reality Alec Baldwin, where your sense of self-importance totally contradicts your actual worthlessness as a person.
Report Post »ULYSSESG
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:18pmPretty sure he had a pissy attitude and was a total DICK to the flight attendant.
Report Post »WHAT AND ******* HE IS, *******.
rt elms
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:19pmHe’s a “rude, thoughtless little pig!” No wait, that was his daughter. My bad!
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:24pmThey should have waiting until the aircraft was at 10,000 feet before tossing him off.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:27pmWhat’s Alec doing in the USA anyways? I thought he left the Country when Bush was elected. That’s what he promised to do. Did he come back when Obama was elected ;-)
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:48pmPretty sure he is partially retarded.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:59pmWhat a total a$$. Capital One should dump his butt as their spokesman. He’s simply ignorant. I think ill thoughts of Capital One when his mug shows up on the screen.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:59pm.
Report Post »Just be thankful he was only touching his iPhone………….
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 9:09pmHe could have been watching Kiddie Porn, oh sorry, he isn’t a college professor or State Dept worker. I guess it could have been worse, he could have been leaving a voice mail for his daughter.
Report Post »The Bove
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:18pmI was hoping they were at 35K ft. He’s bad people.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:37pmHe’s a certified jerk.
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:59pmHes the poster boy for hollywood, they love him because he is such a mouth
Report Post »goldmind
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:17pmI’m grateful to Baldwin and the majority of screwballs in his industry. If not for them, I’d still be watching bad movies and horrendous television programming. AA…I’m a new and lifelong customer.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on December 7, 2011 at 8:38pmThis man gained a little fame, is flaunting it and thinks his chitt don’t stink. Yes it does, Alec. Go back and apologize to your little daughter for the crap you said to her on the answer machine. You act like such a fool. You think you’re more important and we should all give in and worship your feet, forget it bud. I think you’re just another low class person who just happened to make it in Hollyweird.
Report Post »last frontier
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:17pmWashed little has been cant even afford to rent his own jet.
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:16pmAgain, why does Blaze post so much garbage about AB? I could give a rat’s behind about him. IMO, he’s an arrogant SOB. One the other hand, maybe you are showing this story to us for our entertainment in the sea of bad news?
Report Post »JayCee
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:59pmBecause you click on the story and help the numbers that push these stories up in the popularity rankings.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on December 7, 2011 at 4:01amIt’s entertainment. If you like, you can not watch it and click on a different story and leave us alone. We are having fun over here.
Report Post »Abraham Young
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:15pmOh please, please, please, may I hope and aspire to one day be as COOL as Mr. Alec Baldwin, Esquire?
Report Post »NotPoliticallyCorrect
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:15pmWhat, you don’t have your own jet, Baldwin? LOL Rush Limbaugh is cooler’n YOU.
Report Post »ULYSSESG
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:15pmAlec Baldwin = POSTER CHILD FOR ABORTION.
Report Post »lhvd6639
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:15pmThis guy would be a natural as George in the movie Of mice and of men with Robert Blake. He is such a moron
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on December 7, 2011 at 4:02amDo you mean Lennie?
Report Post »planeboy
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:14pmYou do know he’s above law do you not…
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:18pmI thought in one of those Capital One commercials, when he was in the **** pit, he told the “ pilot ” that‘s he’s played one on TV. Perhaps if the twit used that line again to the flight attendant, it would
Report Post »have worked.
kentuckypatriot
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:14pmFunny stuff Randy!! You’re shirt should have said ” I’m with stupid ” and the arrow pointing his way.
Report Post »TANK3584
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:13pmAmerica should have let him out ….hmmmm about 35,000 ft…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:07pmYes .. that would have been something I could support!
TEA!
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:13pmI’ll bet his parents wished they could have put him out with the rest of the garbage when he was a kid.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:12pmRight after he did the CONAN show this happened. I watched it last night–kinda boring; and Baldwin is a complete bore! I guess the only laughs he gets are ones that are written for him. Stephen and Daniel need to shake the boy up and wake his sleepy a$$ soul.
Report Post »Dug2Dark
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:12pmJust your typical lib Jack*ss & who the hell would be this idiot’s friends????
Report Post »orionreplay6607
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:12pmI can only imagine how worked up and in-your-face he got about the whole thing. I’m pretty certain that the flight attendant probably was very nice in asking him to kill it, yet he continued to play and play until she had to step it up. Then with his attitude it escalated pretty quickly. Jackwagon.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:09pmBaldwin is a childish moron !!!!! do not care for his liberal views or his childish rants and do not like his commercials ?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:09pmshould have tossed him out right after takeoff
Report Post »geonj
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:07pmbaldwin makes an agist ,sexist, rude statement regarding the flight atendments and the PoS gets a pass? just one more reason i havent watched nbc in at least 6 years.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:46pmRight with you GEONJ
And you know what’s “NOT IN MY WALLET” ?
Report Post »Dallasmarine
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:06pmGood for American! Even though I would have hoped they would have just dropped him out over Berkley would have been the prudent thing to do to this schmuck!
Report Post »Coonrapids
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:05pmLeft wing bully, black jimmy carter gone in 345 days. : )
Report Post »The10thAmendment
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:05pmToo bad it wasn’t a mid air expulsion!
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