Natasha Lyonne jokes about being removed from flight as she blames sleeping pills
Natasha Lyonne at the ‘Euphoria’ season 3 premiere (Image: FilmMagic)
Natasha Lyonne joked about her recent removal from a flight while speaking on stage at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s Spring Into Action Gala in New York, days after addressing the incident in an X post.
The 47-year-old actor took the stage to pay tribute to gala honouree Pink and worked the viral moment into her introduction.
“Talk about a legend. She, like me, does not put up with people telling her what to do, how to act, or what to say… or when to fly,” Lyonne said.
In People video footage, Lyonne then added: “Made three flights since then! Eat my shorts.”
She also continued the joke in a Page Six interview, saying: “Oh, you mean my flight plans? My performance art piece?” She added: “It’s been a doozy.”
What Lyonne has said about the flight
The incident was reported to have taken place on 7 April, as Lyonne prepared to depart Los Angeles for New York after attending the Euphoria season three premiere in Hollywood. The disruption is understood to have delayed the flight for longer than an hour before departure.
In her X post, Lyonne wrote: “Indeed, I took a Lunesta once seated, to ensure some shut eye on the Delta One red eye flight to NYC.” In the same post, she claimed: “Was looking forward to seeing Drew [Barrymore] & an in depth convo, but I guess ICE had other plans & I was detained instead. Sign of the times, I guess.”
However, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said: “Neither ICE nor TSA escorted or detained Natasha Lyonne”.
Natasha Lyonne’s career
Lyonne is best known for playing Nicky Nichols in Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black and leading Russian Doll, which she also co-created, wrote and executive produced.
A long-standing New York cultural figure with an offbeat, deadpan comedic persona, she has been embraced by LGBTQ+ audiences through women-led and queer-inclusive projects, such as the iconic But I’m a Cheerleader, and has spoken publicly over the years about health challenges earlier in her life.
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