After being part of his own plane fiasco, Odell Beckham Jr. intervened in the incident involving track star Sha’Carri Richardson.
In recent days, the track star was kicked off a flight after a dispute with a flight attendant who she says spoke to her disrespectfully.
Richardson said the assistant gave him instructions, «but the way he was talking to me was very unprofessional,» he said, so he didn’t follow through. He added that his hands were «all on my face.»
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Sha’Carri Richardson competes in the women’s 100m during the Weltklasse Zurich 2022, part of the 2022 Diamond League series at Stadion Letzigrund on September 8, 2022 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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«After that, as he was standing in front of me going through security protocols, he continued to lean over to look at my phone,» Richardson said in a statement. Instagram story tagging American Airlines. «He asked me to see if my phones were on airplane mode right now. He demanded I show him. Which I did in front of him.»
After that, Richardson recorded a video of herself saying that she was «not working today» and that she was on «vacation».
Richardson then turned the phone’s camera, which captured the assistant walking backwards.
In this June 19, 2021 photo, Sha’Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semifinals in the women’s 100 meter dash at the US Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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«I’m recording myself but you jumped on my video so I caught you because you jumped on my video» richardson sayswhile the assistant responds that she cannot record.
Richardson later argued with another passenger who said he was going to miss a connecting flight due to the incident, to which Richardson replied, «Oh, so you’re worried about a connection while being disrespected by a grown man?»
Applause can be heard in the background as Richardson leaves the flight.
Free agent wide receiver Beckham was recently kicked off a flight, and when he saw Richardson’s Instagram post, he intervened.
American sprinter Sha’carri Richardson waves to a teammate from the stands after running the 100m, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at the Prefontaine Classic track meet in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)
(AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)
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«WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTT,» he wrote with 11 laughing emojis. «BUTTT IM THE A–HOLE», Beckham commented.
Another comment read «TELL ME YOU GOT KICKED OFF THE AMERICAN FLIGHT FOR NO REASON.»
Beckham was kicked off a flight from Miami to Los Angeles after going back and forth with flight attendants who deemed him unfit to fly.
Sha’Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semifinals in the women’s 100 meter dash at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Eugene, Oregon.
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Richardson was scheduled to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but did not make the trip after being suspended due to a positive test for marijuana.