Yellowstone star Forrie J. Smith, who plays the role of Lloyd Pierce, blasted an airline on his Instagram Live for throwing him out of a flight for refusing to sit next to a masked passenger.
According to Smith, 65, he was ejected off a plane in Houston, Texas, as he told a flight attendant that he was not comfortable sitting beside someone with a mask on.
Before the confrontation, the television series star admitted that he had been drinking, saying he had been waiting in the airport for three hours.
“Yeah, I’m drinking,” he said. “I ain’t drunk, but they throw me off the plane ‘cause I’m drunk because you people won’t stand up and tell everybody what [expletive] this is.”
However, Smith did not reveal which airline he was traveling with.
The actor also made controversial comments regarding COVID-19 and vaccination.
In 2022, he missed the Screen Actors Guild Awards because one of its requirements was proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
In a now-deleted video on Instagram, Smith said, “I want to apologize to y’all for not being at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. I mean, no offense to anyone.”
“I’m not vaccinated, and it’s a requirement to be vaccinated to be at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony.”
He further said, “I’m not vaccinated. I will not get vaccinated. I haven’t been vaccinated since I was a little kid. I don’t vaccinate my dogs; I don’t vaccinate my horses. I’ve never had a flu shot — I never will. I believe they compromise your immunities.”
Despite receiving criticisms on social media, Smith’s strong opposition to vaccines, especially COVID-19 jabs, is backed by science.
According to a recent study, over 99 million vaccinated people are capable of acquiring neurological, cardiovascular, and blood disorder complications.
The research was peer-reviewed and published in the Vaccine journal last February 12.
The data was from 99 million vaxxed people from eight countries — Argentina, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand, and Scotland.
Researchers looked at three vaccines — Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca.
Among the adverse effects of the vaccines were Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis, Myocarditis, and Pericarditis.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the US is now monitoring and reviewing reports on myocarditis and pericarditis among COVID-19 vaccinated individuals.
Additionally, several Nordic nations concluded that COVID-19 booster vaccination is linked to a higher risk of heart inflammation among adolescents.
The study was authored by 12 experts from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Swedish Medical Products Agency, the Statens Serum Institut, and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
