Music Stars With Not So Smooth Flights
Azealia Banks wilds out on Delta.
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Ice Princess - According to TMZ, Azealia Banks had a rough flight yesterday after she got into an altercation and screaming match with Delta's airline crew and two passengers. The drama apparently unfolded after the Harlem MC didn't want to wait for a couple in front of her to get their luggage. The impatience eventually led to the fracas and, although police were called, no charges were filed.This isn't the first time an artist has had issues while flying, however. Read on for a look at more incidents that made the skies not so friendly. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Cassandra Hannagan/Getty Images)
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Jason Derulo - No amount of hate will keep Jason Derulo grounded. The "Wiggle" singer was escorted off a flight by cops after getting in an argument with attendants for denying his bodyguard preferred boarding. They took the shouting match in stride, instead hopping on a private jet. "Just had to fire my travel agent," Derulo said in an IG post.(Photo: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for Vh1 Save The Music)
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Lil Wayne - Lil Wayne likes to get high, but one pilot wasn't willing to help the Young Money boss reach new plateaus and put a pause on his smoking session.According to TMZ, Wayne chartered a private jet and asked the aviator if he and his crew could puff and pass a few, but were shot down immediately. After take-off, Wayne decided to do as he pleased and fired one up anyway. The pilot responded by turning the plane back around 17 minutes into the flight and sending them on their way.(Photo: Ethan Miller/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Lil Wayne - Lil Wayne likes to get high, but one pilot wasn't willing to help the Young Money boss reach new plateaus and put a pause on his smoking session.According to TMZ, Wayne chartered a private jet and asked the aviator if he and his crew could puff and pass a few, but were shot down immediately. After take-off, Wayne decided to do as he pleased and fired one up anyway. The pilot responded by turning the plane back around 17 minutes into the flight and sending them on their way.(Photo: Ethan Miller/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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will.i.am - Black Eyed Peas front man and The Voice star will.i.am was removed from the United Airline Global First Lounge after the staff believed his card granting him entrance into the first class waiting area was fake. Ironically, after his dismissal, a United Airline pilot asked to take a picture with the hip hop heavyweight."I get kicked out of the @united lounge because they say I'm not a member ... oh well ... and then the @united pilot asks me to take a selfie," he tweeted.United Airlines has since issued a statement defending their actions, although they didn't mention the BEP member by name. "Since the customer did not meet these criteria he did not have access to the lounge," it said in part. "We are reaching out to the customer and appreciate his business."(Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images for DKC)
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Wale - Wale may be gifted, but in July 2013, he was kicked off an American Airlines flight for having his phone on. The MMG MC hit up Twitter with the news. "It was off. Honestly," he declared.The DC rapper ended up having a change of plans that night, opting to kick it in Raleigh, N.C. (Photo: Jason Merritt/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Whitney Houston - In October 2011, Whitney engaged in an argument with flight personnel about buckling her seatbelt. After being threatened with being booted from the plane, the "I'm Every Woman" singer refused to do it herself, but did allow someone else to strap her in, and the flight proceeded without any more incidents. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)
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Sky Blu of LMFAO - In February 2010, LMFAO rapper Sky Blu got into a light scuffle with former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney because the "Party Rock" performer wouldn't raise his seat up. The rapper claims Mitt put a "Vulcan Grip" on him as the argument escalated. Sky Blu says he pushed Mitt's arm away, and added in a few expletives. Air marshals escorted Sky Blu off the plane, but no charges were filed and he was allowed to connect to another flight. (Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
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Soulja Boy - In August 2013, Soulja Boy turned up on the American Airlines crew and was forced off the plane. Apparently, Soulja Boy became disrespectful towards several crew members and didn’t want to sit down. Showing his growth, the young MC told TMZ, "It was a bad night and me and the flight staff didn't see eye to eye. In hindsight, I'm extremely sorry for all inconvenience caused to the passengers and employees of the airline."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Petey Pablo - Petey Pablo learned the hard way that an airport is a little different from a helicopter port when he was arrested, of all days, on September 11, 2010, for trying to carry a stolen 9mm semi-automatic pistol aboard a US Airways flight bound for Los Angeles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.Petey was sentenced to 35 months in prison on September 26, 2011, but came home early this year, on March 13.(Photo: Frederick Brown/Getty Images)
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