New airline, same problems for Rich the Kid. Less than a year after being escorted out of a Delta flight by police for playing music loudly on his phone, he had a similar run-in with law enforcement on Tuesday after touching down in Los Angeles on American Airlines.
TMZreports that the Atlanta rapper got up to use the restroom shortly after his plane had landed. American Airlines flight attendants responded by telling him he needed to sit down until the plane reached its gate, but Rich the Kid refused to listen. Rich's road manager got involved in an altercation with the flight attendants and reportedly shouted, "I will cut your head off."
Rich was met at the gate by police and his manager was booked for misdemeanor criminal threats, according to TMZ. He pulled out his phone and documented the situation for his 2.1 million Instagram followers, claiming he was being racially profiled.
"I got racially profiled on the plane because I'm black," Rich says in the clip. "I wanted to use the restroom." He adds, "Do not ride American Airlines. This is Rich the Kid speaking and I'm letting you know American Airlines will racially profile you."
Let's hope Rich resolves post-landing protocol with the airlines soon, and things don't escalate further.
Rich recently announced on Instagram that he has finished his next album and shared a new snippet. You can see that below.
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