Forrie himself is among Hollywood stars who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19, leading him to skip the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards despite being nominated for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.
- Mar 25, 2024
AceShowbiz - It looks like Forrie J. Smith's weekend didn't go as expected. The "Yellowstone" actor claimed he was booted off a plane for refusing to sit next to a masked passenger.
The 65-year-old shared his story through a video uploaded on Instagram on Saturday, March 23. "You know my social media people tell me that you like me face to face. But you know what, I can't say face to face what I want," he said. "Like, I just got kicked off a plane in ... where the hell am I at?"
A voice in the background chimed in, "You're at Houston." Forrie then continued, "Houston, Texas... Because I told them that I didn't feel comfortable sitting next to somebody with a mask on."
Admitting that he had been drinking, Forrie noted, "I've been sitting in the airport for three hours, yeah, I've been drinking. I ain't drunk." He continued, "But they threw me off the plane because I'm drunk."
"Because you people won't stand up and tell everybody what bulls**t this is," he argued. "I just told them I didn't feel comfortable about sitting next to somebody who had to wear a mask and I'm off a plane."
The clip cut out as Forrie spoke mid-sentence. In the caption of the post, he wrote, "You need to hear this story. #cowboy #country #western #yellowstone #yellowstonetv."
Forrie himself is among Hollywood stars who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19. It led him to skip the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards despite being nominated for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.
"I'm not vaccinated, I will not get vaccinated," he told fans at the time. "I haven't been vaccinated since I was a little kid. I don't vaccinate my dogs, I don't vaccinate my horses. I've never had a flu shot. I never will. I believe they compromise your immunities… It's just my beliefs. I just don't believe in that stuff. Whatever."
