‘Yellowstone’ star Forrie J. Smith says he was ‘kicked off’ flight for refusing to sit down subsequent to masked passenger

“Yellowstone” star Forrie J. Smith took to Instagram on Saturday to say he was “kicked off” a flight and left stranded in Houston after refusing to sit down subsequent to a different passenger wearing a mask.

“I simply acquired kicked off a aircraft,” Smith stated. “As a result of I instructed them I did not really feel comfy sitting subsequent to any person with a masks on.”

“I’ve been sitting in an airport for 3 hours. Ya, I am ingesting,” Smith, who performs Lloyd Pierce on the hit Western sequence, continued. “I ain’t drunk, however they throw me off the aircraft as a result of I am drunk, since you folks will not rise up and inform all people what bulls–t that is.”

“I simply instructed them I did not really feel comfy about sitting subsequent to any person that needed to put on a masks, and I am off the aircraft,” Smith reiterated earlier than the video ended.

Within the feedback, folks requested why Smith cared if one other individual was sporting a masks. Many recommended situations the place masking could be applicable for shielding their well being and others.

It is unclear what airline Smith was touring on. His consultant didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Smith has beforehand been vocal about his public well being beliefs. He skipped the Display Actors Guild Awards in 2022 resulting from Covid vaccination necessities.

“I’m not vaccinated, I can’t get vaccinated,” Smith stated in a now deleted Instagram video. “I imagine they compromise your immunities … It’s no offense to anybody. It’s simply my beliefs. I simply don’t imagine in that stuff.”

This text was initially revealed on NBCNews.com