Yellowstone actor Forrie J. Smith kicked off Houston flight for refusing to sit next to masked passenger

Forrie J. Smith, known for his role as Lloyd Pierce in the Western series ‘Yellowstone,’ recently turned to Instagram following an incident where he was removed from a flight in Houston. Smith says he was left stranded in the city after he refused to sit beside a passenger wearing a mask.

“I just got kicked off a plane, and, uh, where the hell am I at?” Smith asked.

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Moments after the incident, the 65-year-old actor posted on his Instagram to explain what happened on the plane, saying the crew thought he was drunk. Smith said he told them he didn’t feel comfortable sitting next to someone with a mask on.

“I’ve been sitting in an airport for three hours. Yeah, I’m drinking,” Smith, said.

The actor vented his frustration in the video, holding the public responsible for not echoing his anti-mask sentiments.

“I ain’t drunk, but they throw me off the plane because I’m drunk, because you people won’t stand up and tell everybody what bulls--t this is,” Smith said.

The actor previously expressed his anti-vaccine stance when he chose not to join his castmates at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony due to the vaccination requirement for COVID-19, according to NBC News.

“I just told them I didn’t feel comfortable about sitting next to somebody that had to wear a mask, and I’m off the plane,” Smith said, ending his Instagram post.