Forrie J Smith: Yellowstone actor ‘kicked off’ a plane after refusing to sit next to a passenger in a mask

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Yellowstone star Forrie J Smith has claimed that he was “kicked off” a flight after he refused to sit next to a passenger who was carrying a face mask.

The actor, 65, performs Lloyd Pierce on the hit Paramount+ Western sequence.

On Sunday, he shared a video to his Instagram explaining his model of occasions.

“I just got kicked off a plane in… where the hell am I at?” he says, earlier than somebody off digicam reminds him what metropolis he’s in. “Houston, Texas, because I told them I didn’t feel comfortable sitting next to somebody with a mask on.”

Smith continued: “Yeah, I’ve been drinking – I’ve been sitting in the airport for three hours, yeah I’m drinking – but I ain’t drunk.

“They’ve thrown me off the plane because I’m drunk, because you people won’t stand up and tell everybody what bulls*** this is. I just told them I didn’t feel comfortable sitting next to somebody that had to wear a mask, and I’m off the plane.”

While a handful of feedback beneath Smith’s submit backed the actor, many customers defended the mask wearer.

One consumer requested: “Why would you feel uncomfortable sitting next to a masked person?”

Another commented: “I love the tough guy act while also saying the sissiest thing I’ve heard in a long time. Scared of a mask. Haha.”

And a third wrote: “For the life of me I cannot fathom why someone else wearing a mask is so threatening to some people!!! Many people live with a loved one who is immunocompromised (e.g. cancer, heart disease) or they themselves may be immunocompromised.

“OR maybe they’re not feeling well and are being considerate of others by wearing a mask to contain their germs. How fragile are some people that a simple mask sets them off to this degree? It’s absolutely ridiculous!!”

It was introduced final yr that the long-awaited remaining installment of Yellowstone, that includes Kevin Costner’s remaining episodes, has been delayed till November 2024.

Originally scheduled to return in 2023, Paramount stated that manufacturing was delayed by the Hollywood strikes by actors and screenwriters. The first half of the fifth season debuted in November 2022.

Paramount additionally introduced two spin-offs, a prequel tentatively referred to as 1944 and a sequel to the present sequence, referred to as 2024. There’s no phrase but on any casting for both sequence.