NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. was removed from an American Airlines flight on Nov. 27, set to leave Miami International Airport and heading to Los Angeles.
Blavity reported airport officials said Beckham failed to respond to requests to buckle his seatbelt and appeared unconscious.
Miami-Dade Police Officer Luis Sierra released a statement regarding the removal, ET Online reports. “The flight crew was concerned for a passenger [Mr. Odell Beckham], as they tried to wake him to fasten his seat belt, he appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness, prior to their departure.”
He added, “Fearing that Mr. Beckham was seriously ill, and that his condition would worsen through the expected five-hour flight, the attendants called for police and fire rescue. Upon the officers’ arrival, the flight crew asked Mr. Beckham several times to exit the aircraft, which he refused.”
Beckham shared a tweet in response to the outrageous situation.
Almost two months after the ordeal, body camera footage shows what happened leading up to his removal. It reveals a drowsy Beckham arguing with fellow passengers who were upset about deplaning because he refused to return to the terminal.
As the footage rounds through social media, there have been mixed reviews regarding how authorities handled the situation. While some are up in the air about whether Beckham’s refusal to buckle his seat beat was enough to garner all this chaos, most agree that the flight attendants seemed to overreact slightly.
They really shoulda have left Odell alone. He definitely didn’t do anything in this video that justified how he was treated. https://t.co/XgUBN0QTIp
— C.J. Lawrence (@CJLawrenceEsq) January 12, 2023
Odell just sleep !!! That flight attendant made a scene lame asf 🤡🤦🏽♂️ Rip bro at the end got flamed 💀 pic.twitter.com/UPDWKpMkmd
— Dockery (@realDockery) January 12, 2023
Idk, looks like the flight attendants were EXTRA in this situation. Did she say “where are the babies pants?!” Who talks like that lol I can’t believe I’m siding with Odell b/c I didn’t think I would going into this video.
— Hilary ~ MollyVegas ミ☆ (@MollyVegas) January 12, 2023
Fight attendants overreacted . He was sleeping they woke him up,cops did assessment and said he was tired. When Fight attendants realized cops were leaving they started adding to the story , no pants , no shorts , no seatbelt .. Seems that they wanted odj off the plane
— FASHION SIZZLE (@fashionsizzle1) January 12, 2023
This Odell video is dripping with anti Blackness. They saw a Black man in a hoodie trying to discreet, sleep and mind his business and decided they didn’t want him there https://t.co/W82osdIQJ0
— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) January 12, 2023
So the flight attendant wanted to show she had authority, so she decided to ruin everybody flight to prove a point
— LJ (@LjFadeaway) January 12, 2023
Only people upset by his actions are those who hate to see any person of color with a little privilege. He deliberately said specifically you to that one guy who probably came out his mouth to say something unnecessary in the first place. THE COPS WERE EVEN ON HIS SIDE!!!
— Ant (@FLA5HGORDON) January 12, 2023
Look how confused the EMT is…. they’re like “he’s totally fine, he woke up immediately and he knows where he’s at, he just seems sleepy” the flight attendants did the MOST. The EMT is like “he’s fine, idk what you want me to do, it’s your call, he’s fine”
— Kimi K 👗👙✂️❤️ (@KimiKouture) January 12, 2023
Sounds like the flight attendants made it up as it served their purpose:
1. He boarded the plane without pants on
2. He wouldn't put his seatbelt on
3. He just came from a club
4. He said he took something
Can they think of anything else?— Michael B (@Michael30726325) January 12, 2023
