News Kevin Smith 'Too Fat' to Fly Southwest

**luv** · 02-15-2010, 10:41 PM

http://www.people.com/people/article...344142,00.html

Kevin Smith 'Too Fat' to Fly Southwest

Kevin Smith, sitting on a second Southwest Air flight

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Kevin Smith's most famous role is a guy who rarely speaks. But he's got a lot to say – much of it profane – after being kicked off a Southwest Air flight because he didn't fit comfortably into the seat.

"You [messed] with the wrong sedentary processed-foods eater!" Smith, whose next film, Cop Out, comes out Feb. 26, posted on Twitter.

It was one of many Tweets recounting the actor/director's humiliating expulsion Saturday from the Oakland-to-Burbank, Calif. flight. Southwest said in a statement airline officials had called Smith to offer their "heartfelt apologies," but also stated his removal was for the "safety and comfort of all customers."

Smith, 39, originally purchased two tickets "as he's been known to do when traveling Southwest," the airline noted, but when he decided to fly standby on an earlier flight, only one seat remained. Although he had been seated, he was asked to leave.

"If a customer cannot comfortably lower the armrest and infringes on a portion of another seat, a customer seated adjacent would be very uncomfortable and a timely exit from the aircraft in the event of an emergency might be compromised if we allow a cramped, restricted seating arrangement," Southwest said.

Smith, who played Silent Bob in his Clerks movies and who has battled his weight for years – "I know I'm fat," he confesses – was given a $100 voucher and arrived in Burbank on a later flight. But he was in no mood to accept an apology.

"I broke no regulation, offered no 'safety risk' (what, was I gonna roll on a fellow passenger?)" he Tweeted. "I saw someone bigger than me on THAT flight! But I wasn't about to throw a fellow Fatty under the plane as I'm being profiled. But he & I made eye contact, & he was like 'Please don't tell...'"

After landing in Burbank, Smith wrote, "Don't worry: wall of the plane was opened & I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised."

Smith added that while the ordeal was embarrassing, his "Jersey Girl training" (the 2004 flop starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez) was helping him cope.

02-15-2010, 10:49 PM

Heh. Way to parlay it into $10,000,000 worth of advertising, Smith. Very savvy.

**KcMizzou** · 02-15-2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

Heh. Way to parlay it into $10,000,000 worth of advertising, Smith. Very savvy.

He does have a new movie coming out. "Cop Out" with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. It was supposed to be titled "A Couple of Dicks", but he was forced to change it. Kinda like how "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" turned into "Zack and Miri".

Dante84 · 02-15-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

He does have a new movie coming out. "Cop Out" with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. It was supposed to be titled "A Couple of Dicks", but he was forced to change it. Kinda like how "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" turned into "Zack and Miri".

The title was never changed. The poster was, however. But the name on the poster was the same.

I work in film marketing, and that was a bitch to market.

**luv** · 02-15-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

He does have a new movie coming out. "Cop Out" with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. It was supposed to be titled "A Couple of Dicks", but he was forced to change it. Kinda like how "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" turned into "Zack and Miri".

Tracy Morgan is on The Late Show. He mentioned it originally being "A Couple of Dicks".

**luv** · 02-15-2010, 10:52 PM

Saw a story on it on Night Line. They interviewed a fat chick who says that Kevin was in the right, and fat people are oppressed. Then, they interviewed a skinny chick who said Southwest was in the right, and that fat people are a danger to society. Talk about your extremes.

**007** · 02-15-2010, 10:53 PM

Danger to society? WTF?

Silock · 02-15-2010, 10:53 PM

Attention fat people: If you don't want to be singled out and embarrassed, lose weight.

That being said, Southwest was totally in the wrong to let him board, stow his luggage and THEN kick him off. That was a dick move. Besides, he bought the two seats because he knows he's fat.

Better question is why isn't he flying first class? Dude's got money.

**007** · 02-15-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Silock

Attention fat people: If you don't want to be singled out and embarrassed, lose weight.

That being said, Southwest was totally in the wrong to let him board, stow his luggage and THEN kick him off. That was a dick move. Besides, he bought the two seats because he knows he's fat.

Better question is why isn't he flying first class? Dude's got money.

SW doesn't have a first class does it?

Silock · 02-15-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

SW doesn't have a first class does it?

Nope. He shouldn't have flown Southwest. I mean, if you're buying TWO tickets on Southwest, doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of trying to save money by flying Southwest?

**luv** · 02-15-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Silock

Attention fat people: If you don't want to be singled out and embarrassed, lose weight.

That being said, Southwest was totally in the wrong to let him board, stow his luggage and THEN kick him off. That was a dick move. Besides, he bought the two seats because he knows he's fat.

Better question is why isn't he flying first class? Dude's got money.

He had bought two tickets on a later flight. He decided to go on an earlier standby flight that only had one seat left.

Silock · 02-15-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

He had bought two tickets on a later flight. He decided to go on an earlier standby flight that only had one seat left.

Still a dick move to let him on and THEN kick him off. I can understand WHY they did it, but they shouldn't have let him on in the first place. Would have avoided this whole cluster****.

LaChapelle · 02-15-2010, 10:57 PM

They shouldn't serve ****ing peanuts
and these people wouldn't show up

Hootie · 02-15-2010, 10:58 PM

I fly Southwest just about every time I fly and I'm 6'2" 210 lbs...and I feel like I'm too ****ing big to be flying and I'm not fat.

I can only imagine how it feels to be 300+ trying to fit in those small ass seats.

It is super uncomfortable sitting next to someone you don't know when you are pretty tall...I'm like all in their grill...long flights are very unpleasant.

**007** · 02-15-2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

I fly Southwest just about every time I fly and I'm 6'2" 210 lbs...and I feel like I'm too ****ing big to be flying and I'm not fat.

I can only imagine how it feels to be 300+ trying to fit in those small ass seats.

It is super uncomfortable sitting next to someone you don't know when you are pretty tall...I'm like all in their grill...long flights are very unpleasant.

I haven't flown SW in years but remember their seats being pretty damn small. I'm not looking forward to sitting in them again this summer but their rates were just too damn good to pass up.

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luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1170000	Kevin Smith 'Too Fat' to Fly Southwest http://www.people.com/people/article...344142,00.html Kevin Smith 'Too Fat' to Fly Southwest Kevin Smith, sitting on a second Southwest Air flight Courtesy Kevin Smith * Facebook * Twitter * Yahoo Buzz * E-mail Kevin Smith's most famous role is a guy who rarely speaks. But he's got a lot to say – much of it profane – after being kicked off a Southwest Air flight because he didn't fit comfortably into the seat. "You [messed] with the wrong sedentary processed-foods eater!" Smith, whose next film, Cop Out, comes out Feb. 26, posted on Twitter. It was one of many Tweets recounting the actor/director's humiliating expulsion Saturday from the Oakland-to-Burbank, Calif. flight. Southwest said in a statement airline officials had called Smith to offer their "heartfelt apologies," but also stated his removal was for the "safety and comfort of all customers." Smith, 39, originally purchased two tickets "as he's been known to do when traveling Southwest," the airline noted, but when he decided to fly standby on an earlier flight, only one seat remained. Although he had been seated, he was asked to leave. "If a customer cannot comfortably lower the armrest and infringes on a portion of another seat, a customer seated adjacent would be very uncomfortable and a timely exit from the aircraft in the event of an emergency might be compromised if we allow a cramped, restricted seating arrangement," Southwest said. Smith, who played Silent Bob in his Clerks movies and who has battled his weight for years – "I know I'm fat," he confesses – was given a $100 voucher and arrived in Burbank on a later flight. But he was in no mood to accept an apology. "I broke no regulation, offered no 'safety risk' (what, was I gonna roll on a fellow passenger?)" he Tweeted. "I saw someone bigger than me on THAT flight! But I wasn't about to throw a fellow Fatty under the plane as I'm being profiled. But he & I made eye contact, & he was like 'Please don't tell...'" After landing in Burbank, Smith wrote, "Don't worry: wall of the plane was opened & I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised." Smith added that while the ordeal was embarrassing, his "Jersey Girl training" (the 2004 flop starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez) was helping him cope.
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Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	Heh. Way to parlay it into $10,000,000 worth of advertising, Smith. Very savvy.
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luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1170000	Saw a story on it on Night Line. They interviewed a fat chick who says that Kevin was in the right, and fat people are oppressed. Then, they interviewed a skinny chick who said Southwest was in the right, and that fat people are a danger to society. Talk about your extremes.
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Silock MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10020882	Attention fat people: If you don't want to be singled out and embarrassed, lose weight. That being said, Southwest was totally in the wrong to let him board, stow his luggage and THEN kick him off. That was a dick move. Besides, he bought the two seats because he knows he's fat. Better question is why isn't he flying first class? Dude's got money.
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Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	I fly Southwest just about every time I fly and I'm 6'2" 210 lbs...and I feel like I'm too ****ing big to be flying and I'm not fat. I can only imagine how it feels to be 300+ trying to fit in those small ass seats. It is super uncomfortable sitting next to someone you don't know when you are pretty tall...I'm like all in their grill...long flights are very unpleasant.
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