Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

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Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby Andrew on Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:49 am

Airline ejects director Kevin Smith for being 'too fat'

Kevin Smith admits he is "way fat" but says that shouldn't stop him from flying.

The director and actor says a pilot ejected him from a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Burbank, California, saying he didn't fit properly in a single seat.

Smith raised a stink about the incident on his Twitter page on Sunday, saying: "I'm way fat ... If you look like me, you may be ejected from Southwest Air".

Southwest said customers must be able to fit safely and comfortably in one seat or make other arrangements.

After a storm of angry online comments, the airline issued a "heartfelt apology" to Smith in a statement on its website and offered the director a US$100 voucher. Smith refused the coupon.


Great PR move there. I'll have to listen to the latest SModcast, titled "Go Fuck Yourself, Southwest Airlines"
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby kibaxx7 on Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:15 am

Can't believe you didn't post something like this, Andrew :P

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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby Andrew on Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:04 am

Slipping in my old age. :)
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby benji on Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:28 am

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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby Andrew on Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:29 am

The man certainly is rotund.
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby ixcuincle on Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:47 am

Thierry. wrote:Can't believe you didn't post something like this, Andrew :P

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Hey, Fatty! I've got a movie for ya: "A Fridge Too Far"!
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby Abctest123 on Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:07 pm

LMAO I read that as Kenny Smith :lol: . I just woke up from a nap.
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby J@3 on Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:20 pm

Lose weight tubby.
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby Andrew on Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:00 pm

ixcuincle wrote:Hey, Fatty! I've got a movie for ya: "A Fridge Too Far"!


"Give me my dignity! I just came here to see "Honk If You're Horny" in peace!" One of my favourite episodes.
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby Rip32 on Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:36 pm

Hahaah, I've been following this on twitter for the last few days. He is so pissed and It's absolutely hilarious. :lol:


I didn't know he was that massive though, I always picture him as Silent Bob lol, not the BLOB .
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby Andrew on Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:33 pm

After Zack and Miri didn't do as well as he'd hoped, he apparently got himself into a bit of a funk. He's probably let himself go a bit, I don't remember him being quite that big when he was doing publicity for Zack and Miri.
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Re: Southwest Airlines to Kevin Smith: "You're too fat"

Postby J@3 on Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:40 pm

I listened to his podcast thing, he rambled on for ages but it sounds like they were pricks about it. He is also delusional, he keeps saying "I'm fat but not THAT fat, I can fit in an airplane seat" etc.
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