Jennifer Bassey was removed from a Delta Airlines flight by police this week after getting into a confrontation with a flight attendant over hand wash.
- June 5, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Jennifer Bassey, who is best known for playing Marian Colby on ABC's daytime series "All My Children", was kicked off a Delta Airlines flight by police on Tuesday, June 2 after getting into a confrontation with a flight attendant. Jennifer told E! News that the ordeal was "undignified, embarrassing and beyond stressful."
At that time, Jennifer was flying to Indianapolis to visit her boyfriend and her plane got delayed for about an hour. The 72-year-old actress then used one of the plane's toilets and she didn't wash her hands. A flight attendant then addressed her as she was about to leave the toilet. "She asked me loudly three times, 'Ma'am did you wash your hands?' " she recalled.
Jennifer told the flight attendant that she would be using a hand sanitizer and returned to her seat because her laptop was open. She said the flight attendant then approached her and yelled at her. "She stood there next to me waiting for me until I put it away," the actress said.
When Jennifer put her laptop away, the flight attendant bumped her hand and told the actress, "Don't touch me! Don't ever touch me!" The actress then responded by mouthing, telling the flight attendant, "Go f**k yourself!"
Another flight attendant then came over and told Jennifer not to argue with the first flight attendant and use foul language near a child. The plane then returned to the gate and Jennifer was escorted off the plane by police.
Jennifer said Delta Airlines deemed her a "risk to carrier" and maintained she assaulted a flight attendant. However, she denied it, saying, "It was all unfortunate, but I am a senior citizen who is petite and tiny. How could I assault someone?" She claimed she told police at the airport about the incident only to be laughed on.
She is seeking an apology from Delta Airlines and considering legal action. She told the site that she's uncertain if she wanted the flight attendant to be fired, saying, "Maybe she was having a bad day, but if something bad is happening to you, you don't take it out on someone else."
A rep for Delta Airlines confirmed that Jennifer was removed from the flight, adding that the airline is currently investigating the incident which took place at JFK Airport in New York City.
