Natasha Lyonneis shedding light on the circumstances that led her tobe escorted off a recent flight to NYCand the aftermath that ensued.
ThePoker Facestar, 47, appeared to confirm the reported incident ina social media post on Friday, explaining that she had taken a sleeping pill after sitting down on her red-eye flight back to the Big Apple. She also claimed that she was "detained" by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being removed from the aircraft.
“Indeed, I took a Lunesta once seated, to ensure some shut eye on the Delta One red eye flight to NYC. Boarded seamlessly with just a backpack and sneakers, eager for a nap,” Lyonne wrote on X. “Plan was to be bushy tailed & beauty rested, as I was meant to head straight to glam for a slot with our beloved @DrewBarrymore , upon landing.”
The actress, who had attended theEuphoriaseason 3 premiere that same evening, explained that she was looking forward to speaking with Barrymore on her eponymous talk show the next morning, but that “I guess ICE had other plans & I was detained instead." She added, “Sign of the times, I guess.”
Lyonne continued, “Thanks for all the love and support. Never had a problem with @Delta or @TSA before. Heart is with our unpaid @TSA workers. 💗💗 Apologies to any travelers who were delayed.”
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Earlier this week,Page Sixreported that Lyonne was removed from her flight after she failed to follow flight attendants' instructions. The outlet also alleged that theRussian Dollstar "seemed out of it" while she was sitting in her first-class seat.
Lyonnebroke her silence on the incidentin a social media post shared on Thursday. "My heart is with all the unpaid TSA agents at our airports. Sure was looking forward to speaking honestly with @DrewBarrymore yesterday but guess wasn’t in the cards,"she wrotebefore taking a shot at Page Six. "Who owns page six/New York Post now again?"
Lyonne's representatives did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment. A Delta representative told EW the airline had nothing to add to reports about the actress' behavior aboard the flight.
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