Alec Baldwin Kicked Off American Airlines Flight At LAX

UPDATE, 12/7: Zynga, the company that owns Words with Friends, issued a statement to AM New York that simply reads "Let Alec Play" on a tile board.

PREVIOUSLY:
Alec Baldwin took to Twitter Tuesday to report that he was "reamed out" by a flight attendant on American Airlines for playing the ever-awesome "Words With Friends" while the plane sat at the gate at Los Angeles International Airport.

Further Twitterers reported that the "30 Rock" actor was kicked off the flight.

Baldwin didn't confirm whether or not he was, in fact, kicked off the plane. He did, however, use the new best hashtag of the day: #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt. Baldwin has since been rebooked on a later flight from Los Angeles, TMZ reports.

American Airlines will not comment on the situation, saying "We do not divulge the names of passengers on our flights or comment on them."

The Los Angeles Times reports that a law enforcement source told the paper that Baldwin was, in fact, escorted off the flight, but police were not involved in the incident.

@AlecBaldwin
Alec Baldwin

Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt

December 6, 2011 10:01 pm via Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite

@AlecBaldwin
Alec Baldwin

#theresalwaysunited

December 6, 2011 10:19 pm via Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite

American Airlines just Tweeted at the star:

@AmericanAir
American Airlines

@AlecBaldwin Mr. Baldwin, we are looking into this. Please DM us contact information.

December 6, 2011 10:33 pm via web Reply Retweet Favorite

For a complete range of Baldwin's Tweets, click here.

Comments

[anti-fascist-GOP]

02:40 PM on 12/11/2011

Americans...each one are SO special! Me Me Me! Sheep on their way to the Endgame camps "You can't do this to me! I'm an American citizen!" (US Senate voted last week to allow US Army troops to arrest- without warrant and detain indefinitely- American citizens branded "enemies of the USA! USA! USA!) Sheep

[TheTRUTHbyGod]

04:29 PM on 12/09/2011

The stewardess should have delivered a Cleveland Steamer and called the cops.

[Bigjimi]

10:35 PM on 12/08/2011

Hey Alec,Play with this !!!!!

[BroBlack]

04:49 PM on 12/08/2011

Life is funny... I'd say all us have friends(or familymembers) who act like a...h..Yet, we love them anyway. I've heard that Alec Baldwin can be outrageously, notoriously obnoxious.And he's my political opposite. You know what? I don't care. I find him really entertaining. He's a great actor.When he's on SNL, he shows a great flair and timing for comedy. I suppose it's all in the eyes of the beholder.

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[Ergon]

01:52 PM on 12/08/2011

I wonder why HP isn't offering space to the flight crew member Baldwin's so gratuitously insulting? Do we get to hear her side?

[Annemarie Dooling]

03:42 PM on 12/08/2011

Many times in these situations the company will aid the staff member by not bringing them to the front of the attention. We do however, have AA's response. What are your thoughts on their reply? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/07/alec-baldwin-kicked-off-p_n_1133909.html

[Ergon]

05:39 PM on 12/08/2011

Based on his past history, I have no problem believing the airlines version, which was corroborated by several passengers. 

The only thing worse than a mean drunk is a celebrity mean drunk.

[urfearlessleaderalways]

12:53 PM on 12/08/2011

Alec Baldwin does come off as a ass..but in my experience Americal Airline flight attendants are power tripping bitches (men included). I try not to fly American because of the flight attendants.

[cdjcn]

12:30 PM on 12/08/2011

I was not there on the flight, but from the incidents that this guy has created in the past by his own words & actions indicates to me he is a total pampered a..h..e

[Brian Holder]

11:39 AM on 12/08/2011

WTF is words w friends?

[PleaseNoPolitics]

11:35 AM on 12/08/2011

Should have used the powers of the Phantom... *snicker*snicker*

[rico41]

10:53 AM on 12/08/2011

My opinion? Glad you asked. I feel flight personel, for the most part, do not like their jobs. Some do. The flight people come to work unhappy, work unhappy and expect you to mind them as if you were a child. No back-talk. You back-talk, sass or get argumentative with flight people you lose. There is no appeal, they don't like you, you're off, period, end of discussion. My advice? ( glad you asked). Sit down, shut-up and when spoken to say, "yes, please" or "no thank you." You know what they call a person who disagrees with flight personel? A pedestrian!

[Ergon]

10:38 AM on 12/08/2011

Fellow passengers said he was an .......

[Jenagain]

10:08 AM on 12/08/2011

Maybe he was cussing out his daughter again.

[A1Tours]

10:07 AM on 12/08/2011

They were DELAYED on the runway - not taking off and more importantly - all the others using cell phones to report the story VIA TWITTER were NOT kicked off with Baldwin - why the 'selective' objections??

[Ergon]

01:56 PM on 12/08/2011

Says the actor with the anger management issues. Passengers say he refused then retreated into the toilet to continue his game playing. 

I posted a news clip with comments from other passengers. They support the flight crews version.

[brokenleoheart]

09:29 AM on 12/08/2011

oh common he can't possibly be that stupid to not get that in order to play the stupid game you need the phone be on the internet. and THAT INTERFERES WITH THE FREAKING TAKEOFF.

[carloarnone]

09:14 AM on 12/08/2011

Sure are a lot of haters commenting on this article

[Ergon]

10:40 AM on 12/08/2011

fat actor, exaggerated sense of entitlement, what's not to hate?

[carloarnone]

11:53 AM on 12/08/2011

i disagree