Director Kevin Smith 'too fat' to fly
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He may like to make you laugh, but "Silent Bob" found nothing funny about being kicked off a plane for being fat.
Kevin Smith, director of the upcoming Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan laugher, "Cop Out," turned to Twitter to vent his frustrations Saturday after allegedly getting booted from a Southwest Airlines flight.
"I know I'm fat," the 39-year-old wrote via Twitter. "But was Captain Leysath [sic] really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?"
The writer and director of "Clerks" and "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" let loose in the tweet tirade after allegedly being told by a flight attendant he was a "safety risk" as he was about to fly from Oakland to Burbank.
"I'm way fat," Smith tweeted, "But I'm not THERE just yet. But if I am, why wait til my bag is up, and I'm seated WITH ARM RESTS DOWN. In front of a packed plane with a bunch of folks who'd already I.d.ed me as 'Silent Bob'."
Southwest uses the armrests has a factor in determining whether a passenger must purchase an extra seat becauase of their size. According to their website, "It serves as the boundary between seats and measures 17 inches in width," it states.
"Customers who are unable to lower both armrests and/or who compromise any portion of adjacent seating should proactively book the number of seats needed prior to travel."
Smith wrote he was offered a $100 voucher by the airline, and noted he eventually flew on a Southwest flight despite the incident.
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Kevin Smith, director of the upcoming Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan laugher, "Cop Out," turned to Twitter to vent his frustrations Saturday after allegedly getting booted from a Southwest Airlines flight.
"I know I'm fat," the 39-year-old wrote via Twitter. "But was Captain Leysath [sic] really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?"
The writer and director of "Clerks" and "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" let loose in the tweet tirade after allegedly being told by a flight attendant he was a "safety risk" as he was about to fly from Oakland to Burbank.
"I'm way fat," Smith tweeted, "But I'm not THERE just yet. But if I am, why wait til my bag is up, and I'm seated WITH ARM RESTS DOWN. In front of a packed plane with a bunch of folks who'd already I.d.ed me as 'Silent Bob'."
Southwest uses the armrests has a factor in determining whether a passenger must purchase an extra seat becauase of their size. According to their website, "It serves as the boundary between seats and measures 17 inches in width," it states.
"Customers who are unable to lower both armrests and/or who compromise any portion of adjacent seating should proactively book the number of seats needed prior to travel."
Smith wrote he was offered a $100 voucher by the airline, and noted he eventually flew on a Southwest flight despite the incident.
More at link:
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/02/14/2010-02-14_director_kevin_smith_too...
