Baldwin Bashing from All Sides: Updates

 So the backlash begins, though his track record for bouncing back is good, so he won't even feel the repercussions. All in one day, American Airlines released a statement about yesterday's incident, Alec Baldwin said goodbye to his twitter, and president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants made a statement as well.

I don't know what to make of this whole incident.  On one hand, people should never act as some allege he did, but on the other hand, the probably won't be any consequences for this famous actor's second anger incident.

American Airlines made a statement:

"Since an extremely vocal customer has publicly identified himself as being removed from an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, Dec. 6, we have elected to provide the actual facts of the matter as well as the FAA regulations which American, and all airlines, must enforce. Cell phones and electronic devices are allowed to be used while the aircraft is at the gate and the door is open for boarding. When the door is closed for departure and the seat belt light is turned on, all cell phones and electronic devices must be turned off for taxi-out and take-off.

"This passenger declined to turn off his cell phone when asked to do so at the appropriate time. The passenger ultimately stood up (with the seat belt light still on for departure) and took his phone into the plane’s lavatory. He slammed the lavatory door so hard, the cockpit crew heard it and became alarmed, even with the cockpit door closed and locked. They immediately contacted the cabin crew to check on the situation. The passenger was extremely rude to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and using offensive language. Given the facts above, the passenger was removed from the flight and denied boarding. "

 Baldwin deleted his twitter, not before tweeting:

Let's play a game called Mass Unfollowing. I want to crash this acct and start again. But, tonight at 10 PM, NY time, unfollow me.

At 10 PM…UNFOLLOW!! Let's crash this acct. #massunfollowing

I leave you with this…. The great Bernard Haitink and the Concertgebouw, performing the Mahler 9th, fourth movement.

Then Julie Frederick, president of Association of Professional Flight Attendants, said

"While I personally enjoy Words with Friends as much as anybody, passengers can continue to search for that double letter triple word score after takeoff. I’m sure people are used to Alec Baldwin and his expressions. There is a difference between being funny and being mean. Flight attendants have not been the only recipients of Alec Baldwin’s ill temper. If Alec Baldwin needed emergency help on a flight then the ‘retired Catholic school gym teachers’ would save his life for another day of expressing himself."