Hours after appearing on the red carpet at the Season 3 premiere of HBO’s “Euphoria,” Natasha Lyonne was seen being removed from a flight from LA to NYC.
Lyonne — who has joined the show’s cast as a guest star — was seen aboard the red eye in the same black stockings and wraparound shades she’d worn to the earlier premiere, but also in sneakers and a long black coat.
On the red carpet earlier at the TLC Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, the star had appeared in an eye-popping sheer top. But on the flight to NYC later, Lyonne seemed out of it in a first class seat, and when flight attendants asked her to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt for takeoff, she didn’t respond.
Numerous flight attendants repeatedly tried to get the star to follow their commands, an eyewitness saw, and she seemed to be dozing behind her sunglasses — even getting startled at one point and saying, “Ah! You scared me!”
Her laptop was eventually taken out of her hand and the plane taxied to the runway, but then later turned back to the gate before takeoff.
A Delta staffer boarded the plane and asked the star, “Ma’am do you need medical attention?” Then they said, “Ma’am I need you to come off the plane. Do you need help with your belongings?”
“Where are we?” Lyonne was overheard asking, before being told, “We’re still in LA. The plane hasn’t gone anywhere.” And, “The plane is not going anywhere until you come off it.”
She then coolly shushed the gate agent who’d come on board.
Ultimately, the star got up and calmly headed to the bathroom, then emerged eating a bag of pretzels and obediently got off the plane — after her luggage had already been removed.
The captain told the crowded flight after the plane had been delayed a little over an hour, “We have a passenger who for whatever reason… wouldn’t follow some basic commands… We had a passenger who didn’t seem up to the task tonite so that’s why they were asked to be booked on another flight — I do apologize for the inconvenience, but we will get you to New York as quickly and as safely as possible.”
The plane then took off without further incident, with the empty seat in first class.
A rep for the star did not respond to multiple requests for comment — via email, text and phone.
Weeks ago, Lyonne gave an update on her sobriety journey after announcing to fans she’d relapsed in January — posting on X, “Proud to report this kid is doing a whole lot better & back on her feet.”
She also posted last month: “Want to thank our recovery communities and the fans who stood by and were so supportive. Aiming to keep the journey somehow private, but look forward to sharing my experience, strength and hope as makes sense.”
Also on the red carpet at the premiere were Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney and more.
