YG Accuses American Airlines Of Racism After Being Kicked Off Flight
Article By: Ashia Skye
On Monday night (August 13th), Compton rapper YG had some choice words for American Airlines, after being kicked off of his flight in Los Angeles International Airport.
YG was in LAX, boarding a plane that was headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, when flight crew members accused him of being intoxicated. YG maintains that he was sober, and took took to Instagram to air American Airlines out for kicking him off the plane stating that it was for racist reasons, as opposed to him being intoxicated.
“Fuck American Airlines on blood. They kicked me off the plane talking about I’m drunk … I’m soberer than a muthafucka. Racist ass muthafuckas. I’m sober!” says the rapper in the Instagram video.
Check out YG’s American Airlines rant below.
American Airlines responded to YG via Twitter, stating that all interactions with American Airlines team members or customers, should be grounded in respect, and urged the rapper to DM them for more info. Check out the Twitter exchange below.
In our culture, every interaction with a customer or team member should be grounded in respect. Please meet us in DMs with more info.
— American Airlines (@AmericanAir) August 14, 2018