Former Broadway dancer kicked off flight after hurling homophobic and racist slurs
CW: Hate speech
A woman and her husband were kicked off a JetBlue flight after hurling numerous homophobic and racial slurs at fellow passengers. The woman was later identified as Broadway dancer and choreographer, Maddie Kelly.
The video, seemingly taken by a fellow passenger, which was initially shared on TikTok and then reposted on Reddit on Monday, shows the woman lashing out after being asked to leave the plane, which was prepping for take-off from West Palm Beach, Florida.
At one point, the woman, later identified as Madeleine(Maddie) Kelly, rambles about "free speech, disparages the other passengers as "sheep" and insists that they are in trouble because things they said offended "masked passengers" and "the president." She is then seen arguing with an attendent as she claimed her fellow passengers were "f***ots."
In the clip, Kelly claims she was a Broadway dancer. Surprisingly, that’s true. According to her bio, she was cast in productions such as Taboo and the revival productions of Annie Get Your Gun and How to Succeed... Most recently she is listed as an Associate Choreographer for 2015’s The Visit.
In another video from another user uploaded on Vimeo, people boo as the couple are escorted through the airport with security. The woman attempts to yell back at everyone, but security stops her and keeps her moving.
According to the Palm Beach incident report, the couple were not charged with any offenses and were led out of the airport where they waited for a ride to pick them up.