“Yellowstone” star and aparrent idiot Forrie J. Smith posted on Instagram over the weekend that he was “kicked off” a flight and left stranded in Houston because he refused to sit next to another passenger who was wearing a mask. What a schmuck.
“I just told them I don’t feel comfortable about sitting next to somebody that had to wear a mask, and I’m off the plane,” Smith said in an Instagram video. He also said that he had “been drinking” for at least three hours at the Houston airport, but assured viewers that he wasn’t drunk. He also blamed part of the reason he was kicked off the plane on the assumption he was drunk.
“[Y]ou people won’t stand up and tell everybody what bullshit this is,” the actor, who plays Lloyd Pierce on the Western series, said.
The video, which has over 21,000 likes, also has hundreds of comments from folks all asking the same question: why does he care that someone is wearing a mask? Well, he never answered that question, and his representation has not responded to requests for comment from multiple media outlets.
Hell, we’re not even sure where the 65-year-old actor was heading or what airline he was supposed to fly on. It also isn’t clear if Houston was his original airport or if this was a layover because he didn’t seem too sure of where he was in the Instagram video.
One thing is absolutely clear: this guy stinks, man.
This is not the “Yellowstone” star’s first brush with Covid truther-ism, NBC News explains:
Smith has previously been vocal about his public health beliefs. He skipped the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2022 due to Covid vaccination requirements.
”I’m not vaccinated, I will not get vaccinated,” Smith said in a now deleted Instagram video. “I believe they compromise your immunities … It’s no offense to anyone. It’s just my beliefs. I just don’t believe in that stuff.”
This is something of a developing story, and Jalopnik will be sure to update it when and if more information becomes available.