Natasha Lyonne has broken her silence after she was reportedly escorted off a plane ahead of a flight.
“My heart is with all the unpaid TSA agents at our airports. 💞,” Lyonne, 47, wrote via X on Thursday, April 9. “Sure was looking forward to speaking honestly with @DrewBarrymore yesterday but guess wasn’t in the cards.”
Lyonne was reportedly scheduled to appear on The Drew Barrymore Show on Wednesday, April 8.
“Who owns Page Six/New York Post now again?” the actress quipped.
Page Six previously reported that Lyonne, 47, was sitting in first class on a Tuesday, April 7, red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York when she failed to respond to multiple flight attendant requests to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt for takeoff. The actress, who was wearing sunglasses, appeared to be asleep and became startled at one point, telling a flight attendant, “Ah! You scared me!”
While Lyonne’s laptop was reportedly removed from her possession as the plane taxied to the runway, the aircraft later returned to the gate. A Delta staff member subsequently boarded the plane and asked Lyonne, “Ma’am, do you need medical attention? Ma’am, I need you to come off the plane. Do you need help with your belongings?”
An eyewitness — who described Lyonne as “out of it” — claimed that the Poker Face alum asked, “Where are we?” The Delta employee then reportedly told her, “We’re still in L.A. The plane hasn’t gone anywhere. The plane is not going anywhere until you come off it.”
According to Page Six, Lyonne “shushed” the gate agent and rose from her seat to go to the bathroom. Once she emerged from the lavatory, her luggage was removed from the plane, and she deboarded.
“We have a passenger who, for whatever reason … wouldn’t follow some basic commands. … We had a passenger who didn’t seem up to the task tonight, so that’s why they were asked to be booked on another flight — I do apologize for the inconvenience, but we will get you to New York as quickly and as safely as possible,” the plane’s captain reportedly told passengers.
The flight was delayed for more than an hour before taking off without further issues.
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Lyonne’s airplane incident occurred just hours after she attended the Euphoria season 3 premiere in Los Angeles. She is set to appear on the HBO drama when it returns later this month.
Earlier this year, Lyonne revealed that she’d relapsed after nearly 10 years of sobriety.
“Recovery is a lifelong process. Anyone out there struggling, remember you’re not alone,” she wrote via X in January. “Grateful for love and smart feet. Gonna do it for baby Bambo. Stay honest, folks. Sick as our secrets.”
She continued, “If no one told ya today, I love you. No matter how far down the scales we have gone, we will see how our experience may help another. Keep going, kiddos. Don’t quit before the miracle. Wallpaper your mind with love. Rest is all noise and baloney.”
In March, Lyonne offered an update on her recovery.
“Proud to report this kid is doing a whole lot better and back on her feet,” she shared via X on March 19. “[I] want to thank our recovery communities and the fans who stood by and were so supportive.”
While Lyonne planned to keep the majority of her “journey somehow private,” she noted, “[I] look forward to sharing my experience, strength and hope as [it] makes sense. My heart is with everyone ever going through it.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
