Natasha Lyonne is speaking out after reports that she was pulled off a plane just hours after stepping onto the red carpet for Season 3 of Euphoria on Tuesday night. She was a guest star on the show’s upcoming season, walking the same carpet as Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney.
The actress attended the premiere in a sheer black mesh top paired with high-waisted, corset-style nude shorts, nude long gloves, fishnet tights, and wrap-around shades. On the red carpet, videos shared on social media showed her unable to walk straight, with her arms wrapped around producer Brian Grazer, who helped her make her way down the carpet.
While she made it to the airport, still in her premiere look, things took a turn. According to Page Six, she was boarded and ready to head from L.A. to New York on a red eye. But once seated in first class, something seemed off.
According to an eyewitness, Lyonne appeared unresponsive as flight attendants repeatedly asked her to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt ahead of takeoff. She seemingly dozed behind her sunglasses, at one point jolting awake and saying, “Ah! You scared me!”
Despite multiple attempts to get her attention, her laptop had to be removed from her hands as the plane began taxiing before ultimately returning to the gate.
© GettyA Delta staffer then boarded and asked, “Ma’am, do you need medical attention?” before telling her directly, “Ma’am, I need you to come off the plane. Do you need help with your belongings?”
“Where are we?” Lyonne was overheard asking, later being told, “We’re still in L.A. The plane hasn’t gone anywhere… The plane is not going anywhere until you get off it.”
At one point, she reportedly shushed a gate agent, but the situation de-escalated quickly. Lyonne calmly got up, stopped by the bathroom, then reemerged eating a bag of pretzels before exiting the plane without further incident.
The captain later addressed passengers after the hour-long delay, explaining, “We have a passenger who, for whatever reason … wouldn’t follow some basic commands … We had a passenger who didn’t seem up to the task tonight.”
Natasha responds
© GettyFollowing Page Six’s report, Lyonne took to X, formerly known as Twitter, writing, “My heart is with all the unpaid TSA agents at our airports.” It seems like she was on her way to NYC to be a guest on The Drew Barrymore show, “Sure was looking forward to speaking honestly with Drew Barrymore yesterday but guess wasn’t in the cards,” she continued.
Then came a subtle jab, “Who owns Page Six/New York Post now again?” Both Page Six and the New York Post are owned by News Corp – the global media empire controlled by Rupert Murdoch and his family.
The responses were swift, “hmmmm so the nypost is lying about you getting kicked out of a plane for acting erratically because it is owned by murdoch who wanted to stop your chat with drew? lmao,” one person wrote. “You ain’t fit to be interviewed. A blessing you got escorted off the plane. The Barrymore interview would have been a disaster,” added another.
Others were sympathetic, encouraging her to keep trying to be better, “I don’t care what happened as long as you never give up. Whatever happened is in the past now and you can start over again each day, remember? We adore you and got your back. Anything you need just ask. I believe in you,” one person replied.
Lyonne has long been candid about her struggles, previously opening up about her past health scares and addiction – including a near-fatal hospitalization in the early 2000s – and has often spoken about sobriety as an ongoing, nonlinear process.
As noted by Page Six, on March 19, Lyonne publicly shared an update on her sobriety journey. After revealing in January that she had relapsed, she wrote on X, “Proud to report this kid is doing a whole lot better & back on her feet. Want to thank our recovery communities & the fans who stood by & were so supportive.”
“Aiming to keep the journey somehow private, but look forward to sharing my experience, strength & hope as makes sense. My heart is with everyone ever going through it,” she continued. .
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