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    Alec Baldwin kicked off LA flight for playing game

    By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | AP – Wed, Dec 7, 2011

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A flight attendant was the subject of a Twitter tirade from Alec Baldwin after the actor was booted from a plane at Los Angeles International Airport for playing a word game on his cell phone as the plane was about to depart for New York.

    The "30 Rock" actor was playing a game called "Words with Friends" while the plane idled at a gate Tuesday, said Baldwin's spokesman, Matthew Hiltzik.

    "He loves 'Words with Friends' so much that he was willing to leave a plane for it," said Hiltzik, who added that Baldwin boarded another American Airlines flight to New York.

    Baldwin, a prolific Twitter user, took to the social media site to vent, saying a "flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing Words With Friends while we sat at the gate, not moving."

    Baldwin tweeted that it would be his last flight with American, despite the fact that they show "30 Rock" for in-flight entertainment.

    He mocked American Airlines flight attendants on Twitter, saying the airline is "where Catholic school gym teachers from the 1950's find jobs as flight attendants."

    It wasn't clear if passengers had been asked to turn off their cellphones, which is typical before a flight backs away from the terminal.

    American Airlines spokesman Ed Martelle declined comment, citing customer privacy concerns.

    Airport police Sgt. Belinda Nettles said officers did not respond to the incident.

    Baldwin called "Words With Friends" an "addicting" game. Players compete online to score the most points by building words with tiles on a Scrabble-like game board.

    Baldwin plays the role of executive Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock" and played an amorous ex-husband to Meryl Streep in the 2009 romantic comedy "It's Complicated."

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    Shaya Tayefe Mohajer can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/APShaya . AP Entertainment Writer Derrik J. Lang contributed to this report and can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/DerrikJLang .

     

    1,619 comments

    • JordanK
      JordanK  •  5 mths ago
      I'm actually totally for celebrities being held to the same standards as everyone else. Athletes watch out, cause you're next.
      • Daniel
        Daniel 5 mths ago
        You think this doesn't happen? If anything they are held to higher standards. NFL Players get suspended for entire seasons, in one case, for merely being a suspect in criminal activity. Others get a DUI, suspended 4 games, lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. None of these involve their actual job, BTW. I know it wouldn't cost me that much if it happened. I hate to sound like I'm defending, but they do get punished even more harshly than the general public now.
      • Jeffrey Graham
        Jeffrey Graham 5 mths ago
        i agree with you Daniel, the problem IS, the media, and people put actors/actresses, athletes on a platform way above us normal folks, and when they do things that normal people do, it's OMG they did WHAT?, putting them as role models for their children, and themselves, forgetting that they are nothing more than a person that has a career that puts them on T.V. and makes more than you and I can dream about. But shed that and you have a regular person doing regular things like flipping off the jerk who cut you off, going through a drive thru where they forget your food..you know normal stuff, but it becomes "News" because it just so happen to be a "Celebrity". These people don't possess super human powers, can't heal anyone, nor the person I pray to everyday, so why on earth would i hold them to a standard that's set aside for only the good Lord above.
      • MikeB
        MikeB 5 mths ago
        Could ya throw in Politicians for good measure ???
    • James S
      James S  •  Burbank, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Yeah, Alec, it's called FAA regulations. Doors closed, your crap gets turned off. It's the way it works for us common folk.
      • Daniel
        Daniel 5 mths ago
        Then maybe they shouldn't close the doors until they can actually leave. Not to mention it should be on them to upgrade the technology. If small electronics can disrupt plane equipment, then the plane has bad equipment. They need to worry about that before taking my soda away at the checkpoint.
      • Tony A
        Tony A 5 mths ago
        Daniel maybe Alex could just follow the same rules that apply to us all. His littlle tirade on twiiter really makes him look makes me think he probably go tossed for being rude and obnoxious when told to turn off his cell phome and stop playing his stupid game.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      why does he think hes above everyone else?
      • Anonymous
        Anonymous 5 mths ago
        Because he's childish and full of his non existent self importance.
      • dashrip99
        dashrip99 5 mths ago
        Because of that swell hairdoo.
      • dtx2yz
        dtx2yz 5 mths ago
        Because he is a Hollywood Liberial!
    • Baigs/ Mouse
      Baigs/ Mouse  •  Michie, United States  •  5 mths ago
      My approval of American Airlines has risen 20 points.
    • Ghost
      Ghost  •  5 mths ago
      Alec Baldwin wants to act like a spoiled child, throwing a hissy fit all over the internet about flight attendants trying to do their jobs? How about this, Baldwin: turn off the game and act like an adult. Do what they ask of you on flights because they know better than you do about the safety of the other passengers and they don't have to put up with a pompous asshat who can't follow instructions.
      • Amanda
        Amanda 5 mths ago
        Asshat is definitely fitting in this situation. Made me smile.
      • casper
        casper 5 mths ago
        I second that.
      • Thomas
        Thomas 5 mths ago
        is that #$%$ hat or as #$%$ I think I have a new word.
    • Bobby
      Bobby  •  Missoula, United States  •  5 mths ago
      "Please turn all electronic devices to the off position once the doors to the airplane close and remain so until the captain says otherwise."
      End of story.
      • Bob
        Bob 5 mths ago
        He's too ignorant to realize that it applies to him as well. After all, he is allegedly an "actor."
      • man
        man 5 mths ago
        Unfortunately, most of the people posting comments here probably NEVER fly and have no clue about this rule.
      • Diane
        Diane 5 mths ago
        Its important to all passengers to abide by the rules for the safety of everyone and we all know he knows this. Any excuse is just not acceptable. He was definitely in the wrong and should appologize to the airline for his bahavior not the other way around.
    • Avi8tor
      Avi8tor  •  Salt Lake City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      a 1% type who doesn't think the law applies to him. Take Greyhound next time Alec!
    • Wingnut
      Wingnut  •  5 mths ago
      It's OK... he's played a pilot before.
    • Twin
      Twin  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Or he said "Do you know who I am?" The F/A picked up her intercom and said "Ladies and Gents, this man forgets who he is, does anyone know who he is?"
    • GermaicanSpice
      GermaicanSpice  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Here we go with another arrogant actor/singer/performer, who thinks the rules don't apply to him.
    • R
      R  •  5 mths ago
      I thought he was going to leave the U.S. for Europe if Bush got re-elected in 2004. Well, Alec we are still waiting, you overpaid, talentless hack.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      He should have been on the plane to Canada, as he promised he would move there if Bush was elected....
    • Moon Pi
      Moon Pi  •  5 mths ago
      On TMZ, it says he threw a fit because they told him to turn it off. He went and slammed the bathroom door so loud that it scared people. THAT is why he was thrown off the flight. What a big baby.
    • Richard G
      Richard G  •  5 mths ago
      What part of "turn off all electronic devices" is so difficult for anyone to comprehend? IDIOT!
    • RW
      RW  •  Fort Bragg, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Another narcissistic clebrity loser that thinks they are above the law.
    • Chopper
      Chopper  •  Aurora, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I thought he was going to leave the USA when Bush got elected. Why's he still here.
    • darryl
      darryl  •  Houston, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Baldwin a egotistic jerk,should know not to argue with flight attendant when he or she tells you to turn something off.The goof says hes addicted to his game,so this makes him special in his eyes.Next time he should hire a limo,then he can play with himself in the back seat all he wants !
    • Matt
      Matt  •  Gallatin, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Screw Alec Baldwin! He is a jackass anyway
    • PM
      PM  •  5 mths ago
      Here's a word: Loser
    • david
      david  •  Pittsburgh, United States  •  5 mths ago
      He probably said.."do you know who I am?"..and she said.."No!" I love this!
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