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Time of India
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Southwest flight chaos: Drunk NYC woman dragged off plane after hair-pulling, spitting incident; worked with top brands
A drunken passenger arrested at New York's LaGuardia Airport for causing a late-night scene on a Southwest Airlines flight — including grabbing another woman's hair, spitting and refusing to calm down, has been identified as a New York City-based artist who has worked with major fashion brands. The passenger, 32-year-old illustrator Leanna Perry, has previously worked with major fashion and beauty brands like Maybelline, Adidas, Steve Madden, MAC, and Hot Topic, her online profile shows. The violent episode unfolded early Tuesday morning at LaGuardia Airport, where Perry was filmed yelling at fellow travelers and resisting efforts by airline staff to remove her from the plane. Witnesses described her as acting 'possessed' before she was eventually restrained and escorted off the aircraft. Perry's website reveals she started working as a lead designer at Maybelline last year and has also collaborated with designers Betsey Johnson and Nicole Miller, the New York Post reported. Perry, who police said was 'intoxicated' when she was removed from the flight before takeoff, was caught on camera shouting at a female passenger, calling her a "fat a** bitch," and pulling her hair. Video footage shows Perry shouting, "Shut the f**k up, don't f**king touch me!" at the startled passenger, before other travellers and airline personnel stepped in to intervene. Despite repeated requests from Southwest staff members, Perry refused to release her grip on the woman's hair, as evidenced in the recordings. Although staff eventually managed to separate them and restrain Perry's hands with zip ties, she remained uncontrollable. Perry persisted in directing verbal abuse towards the woman, whilst also targeting other passengers with her outburst. According to the criminal complaint, she proceeded to kick and spit at officers during their attempts to remove her from the plane and take her into custody. Following the incident, Perry received medical attention before being transferred to the New York City Department of Corrections, according to PAPD.
Toronto Sun
11 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Drunk woman dragged off flight after violent meltdown over ‘fat' seatmate
Leanna Perry was arrested and charged with aggravated assault Leanna Perry, arrested and charged with aggravated assault after grabbing womans hair on flight in violent meltdown. Photo by @CollinRugg / X An inebriated woman was dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight by police after grabbing another female passenger's hair and throwing a tantrum at New York's LaGuardia Airport. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Video from the cabin prior to takeoff early Tuesday shows passengers filming as several travellers and flight crew try to take down the woman as she holds onto another woman's hair and calls her a 'fat-a** b****.' One person tries to calmly tell her to 'let go of her hair,' which the woman responds to by grinning and denying doing — despite clearly holding a fistful of the other passenger's locks. Another passenger attempting to free the woman's hair adds, 'You can't do that. You need to let go right now.' While still holding tight onto the woman's hair, the drunk passenger can be heard telling someone snippily, 'I'm sorry, I didn't want to sit next to a f***ing fat lady.' Leanna Perry, front, being restrained with zip ties after grabbing woman's hair on flight. (X/CollinRugg) Photo by @CollinRugg / X Leanna Perry, 32 — an artist and designer who works for Maybelline New York, according to the New York Post — eventually lets go of the woman's hair but wasn't finished attacking her and launches a tirade at her and other passengers as airline employees and others restrain her. 'Ugly a** bitch,' Perry rants before trying to spit on the woman while others work on zip-tying her wrists behind her back. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. NEW: Drunk Southwest Airlines passenger arrested after having a meltdown on a plane before takeoff at LaGuardia Airport. 32-year-old passenger Leanna Perry was seen kicking and screaming on the ground after assaulting a woman on the plane. "Your boyfriend's d**k is like… — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 18, 2025 Perry then says that she 'can't breathe' and falls to the floor between seats, the clip shows. She then begins violently kicking and screaming expletives, according to another video posted on Reddit. One flyer can be heard asking, 'Can anybody do something, please?' as Perry continues to flail about. RECOMMENDED VIDEO She then becomes emotional and tells everyone to leave her alone before going into another expletive-ridden tantrum before the video ends. Port Authority Police said they responded to a 'report of an intoxicated passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight at Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport.' Perry was taken to a local hospital before she was handed over to the New York City Department of Corrections, authorities said. Read More She was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. 'The Customer involved in the incident was removed from the flight and denied boarding,' a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said in a statement to the Post . 'We commend our team for their professionalism during the incident.' NHL Toronto & GTA Canada Basketball Editorial Cartoons
Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Leanna Perry: Drunk NYC plane passenger whose meltdown went viral is an artist who works with top brands
Leanna Perry, the drunk passenger who made headlines for grabbing a woman's hair on a Southwest Airlines flight, is an artist who has worked with top brands, New York Post reported. The 32-year-old New York City-based illustrator was handcuffed and escorted off the plane at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday for her unruly behaviour and offensive comments. Video clips of her meltdown have since gone viral on social media, with witnesses claiming she seemed 'possessed' while throwing a violent fit. Perry, who was charged with aggravated assault, has worked as an artist for top brands like Maybelline, Adidas, MAC, Steve Madden, Hot Topic, and Shein, according to her social media handles. Last year, she joined beauty brand Maybelline as a leading designer. She has also collaborated with fashion designers Betsey Johnson and Nicole Miller, per her resume as reported by the outlet. Also Read: Who is Opal Lee? 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' to skip Walk for Freedom march this year While onboard the Southwest flight on Tuesday, Perry exhibited violent behaviour, grabbing a fellow passenger by her hair. In the now-viral videos of the bizarre incident, she is seen calling the woman a 'fat a** b**ch.' As other flyers and airline employees tried to restrain her, she began kicking and hurling insults at them. When a passenger told her to 'let go of' the woman's hair, the drunk passenger claimed she was not even touching her, despite being caught on camera. Also Read: CJ Mosley announces retirement: A look at Baltimore Ravens linebacker's NFL career The Port Authority Police said they responded to a 'report of an intoxicated passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight at Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport.' Meanwhile, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson told the outlet, 'The Customer involved in the incident was removed from the flight and denied boarding.' 'We commend our Team for their professionalism during the incident.'
Time of India
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Flight Freakout: Drunk Passenger Sparks Mid-Air Meltdown
A Southwest Airlines flight at New York's LaGuardia Airport descended into chaos when a drunk passenger, identified as 32-year-old Leanna Perry, launched into a violent tirade moments before takeoff. Caught on camera, Perry grabbed another woman's hair, screamed obscenities including a bizarre insult about the victim's boyfriend and had to be zip-tied and dragged off the plane while kicking and screaming. The NYC-based artist was arrested on aggravated assault charges and taken into custody after a hospital check. The dramatic meltdown sparked shock online as footage went viral, raising concerns over in-flight safety and unruly passengers.
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Drunk plane passenger's violent outburst over being forced to sit next to 'fat' woman
An entitled plane passenger was caught having a drunken meltdown after she was forced to 'sit next to a f***ing fat lady' on a cross-country flight. Leanna Perry, 32, repeatedly pulled another female passenger's hair, spat in her face, and kicked her on a Southwest Airlines plane at LaGuardia Airport in New York before traveling to Kansas City early Monday morning. Several clips showed the woman, is a New York City artist who has worked with who high-end companies, screaming at the unidentified passenger about her weight and clothing. The 'intoxicated passenger' who had long black hair and was wearing a red baseball hat and an all-black outfit got verbally confrontational with the other woman before things turned physical. She then gripped the other woman's hair and screamed: 'Shut the f*** up, don't f***ing touch me!' Several people then stepped in, including two Southwest employees and another passenger, in an attempt to de-escalate the situation. A female employee then called another staff member on the phone and repeatedly asked the woman to let go of the other passenger's hair, but she refused to while flashing a cunning smile. The intoxicated passenger shouted: 'I'm not even touching her hair b****,' while she hung onto the woman's hair and grinned. A traveler who recorded the intense scene said the woman was so aggressive she even 'knocked the glasses off the southwest employee.' The witness added: 'When she first started saying stuff I called out "why don't you be nice?" She turned around and called me ugly a few times and that I could never get a boyfriend or have sex. I looked at her and said I've been married for almost 20 years lady.' After asking other staff to notify police of the incident, she shouted: '911!' with her arms held behind her back. Still holding the woman's hair, she yelled: 'Yeah, I'm sorry! I didn't want to sit next to a f**ing fat lady.' While others continued to try to get the woman to let go of the other passenger's hair, she shouted: 'You guys are already past the point of no return. You're already past the point of no return!' Once she finally released her hand from the woman's head, her hands were placed behind her back as a Southwest flight attendant stepped in and secured some kind of restraints on her wrists. The woman then said: 'Look at this fat lady. Look at this fat a** b****. She can't even, look, you can't even see her stomach,' she babbled on as the woman she was talking about sat in front of her. 'It's horrible. Look at her outfit. Look at this fat a** b****. Hilarious. You can't even show your mouth because you're embarrassed,' referring to the woman's face mask. The angry passenger then looked towards a man, also wearing a face mask, who was sitting next to the woman she repeatedly harassed. She said: 'Shut the f*** up!... Sorry, I can't hear you ugly a** f***ing dude who's never gonna get laid again.' Her comments became more intense as she shouted at a man who was trying to help the employees restrain her. The woman then said: 'Oh, I'm sorry black guy! My boyfriend's black so shut the f*** up. My boyfriend's f***ing a black guy, my boyfriend's a black, my boyfriend's black, my boyfriend's a f***ing black guy,' as she appeared to slur her words and stumble over the chair. She then picked her head up and sait directly at the woman she had been berating, getting saliva all over her face. Those holding her back then tried to move her away as one employee appeared to use the woman's hair as a way to shield her spit from reaching anyone. The member of staff said: 'Miss, please, we're not doing all that. We're not doing all that,' as the passenger replied: 'Shut the f*** up!' She continued to throw around profanities and talk poorly about the woman and the man sitting next to her. She said: 'Ugly a** b****... You never got laid in your life. Your boyfriend's d*** is like two inches big - that's embarrassing. 'Oh, so sorry about your boyfriend. That's horrible. That's horrible.' The crazy passenger then fell to the ground, planting her face in the aisle of the plane as she said: 'I can't breathe.' She then suddenly flipped around on the ground, shouting: 'Shut the f*** up I can't breathe,' as her hair covered her face. Her legs then flew in the air as she continued cursing while passengers and staff looked on. The angered woman said: 'Nobody's f***ing touching me! You're not letting me go motherf***er. You're corny as f***.' The woman she was harassing then said she couldn't 'get out,' to which she replied: 'Yeah you can't get out! You're f***ing fat as sh**,' as she kicked the lady. The woman and man then got out of their seats while staff dealt with the woman in the aisle. She appeared to cooperate for a moment, but then she started yelling and kicking the employees and other passengers who tried to help. The passenger was eventually escorted off the aircraft on a gurney and was not allowed to get back on the flight, a spokesperson with Southwest Airlines told The Daily Mail. The Port Authority Police Department was called around 1.10 am to a report of an 'intoxicated passenger,' a spokesperson with the Port Authority Police Department told The Daily Mail. She was transported to a hospital for an evaluation before being taken into custody at the New York City Department of Correction for aggravated assault. Southwest said: 'We commend our Team for their professionalism during the incident.' Prior to her dramatic outburst, Perry shared her work on her website and across social media, which she swiftly deleted after Daily Mail approached her for comment. She recently created pieces and worked for well-known brands, including Adidas, MAC, Maybelline, Hot Topic, and Shein, her accounts showed. Perry's portfolio also showed that she completed artwork for fashion designers Betsey Johnson and Nicole Miller. A year ago, she posted on her now-deleted LinkedIn page that she had started a job at makeup behemoth Maybelline New York. In her position, Perry said she would 'be designing the look of the brand across all e-commerce platforms' with the 'iconic NYC brand.' Perry lives in an airy one-bedroom high-rise apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that costs $4,000 a month to rent. She's been spotted enjoying the NYC fashion scene and has attended several runway shows and events, per social media posts. Perry is originally from the quaint Midwest city of Lee's Summit, Missouri - about 30 minutes from Kansas City - where she grew up with three brothers. Daily Mail contacted Perry and Maybelline New York for comment but did not immediately hear back.
