Juvenile was seen refusing to fly and walking off an airplane after he was told to leave the first class cabin.
The New Orleans rapper was flying with American Airlines when he got into a dispute with the cabin crew after they asked him to leave first class as he had been downgraded.
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In video of the incident filmed by Juvenile himself, the rapper’s wife can be seen rowing with airline staff who appear to have requested he leave first class.
Juvenile says: “They trying to kick me off the plane, y’all. They trying to take me out of first class.”
Juvenile’s wife enquires as to where the rapper will be seated, with one staff member saying he’ll be put in coach.
The former Cash Money star then says: “They ain’t putting me in no coach, man! This ain’t never happened to me in my life. Man, y’all tripping. I’m a celebrity — there’s going to be repercussions to be this.
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“I’ma get off the plane. I ain’t gonna let y’all disrespect me like that. I’m not gonna let you choose me out of all people on the plane and disrespect me, so I’ma get off the plane. It’s kinda funny to me, I ain’t gonna lie.”
Juvie can then be seen getting up out of his seat, collecting his luggage and making his way off the plane.
In a follow-up post after he had left the plane, Juvie showed fans his travel history on his phone, with hundreds of first class tickets previously bought.
He then said: “Fuck American Airlines. All the money I spent with you bitches. They trying to put me in coach. I ain’t never flew coach. Fuck y’all, I feel played.”
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The rapper also said he would be flying with a different airline going forward as he attempted to make his show in Fort Worth with Mannie Fresh.
In a statement given to Simple Flying, American Airlines commented on the incident: “American Airlines strives to provide a positive experience to every traveler and we apologize for Mr. Gray’s [Juvenile’s] recent experience with us.
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“An unplanned change in aircraft type affected his seat assignment, and we regret he wasn’t notified prior to boarding. A member of our team has spoken with Mr. Gray personally to resolve the situation.”
