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Southwest Airlines Fires Back — Claim Profanity Not Homophobia Prompted Actions


Posted on Sep 27, 2011 @ 04:30PM - 11 comments

By Radar Staff

Southwest Airline’s story seems to be changing by the day. In their original statement about ejecting L Word actress Leisha Hailey and her girlfriend from flight 2274, the airline claimed it was an excessive display of affection that prompted their removal.

However, in a statement released Tuesday the airline now claims that it was actually profane language that started the fracas. “Additional reports from our Employees and Customers onboard flight 2274 during a stop in El Paso on Sunday now confirm profane language was being used loudly by two passengers.  At least one family who was offended by the loud profanity moved to another area of the cabin,” they say in their statement.

“Although we have reports of what Customers characterize as an excessive public display of affection, ultimately their aggressive reaction led to their removal from the aircraft.  We do not tolerate discrimination against anyone for any reason.  In this situation, their removal was directly and solely related to the escalated conversation that developed onboard the aircraft.

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Lesbian Actress Claims She Was Kicked Off Southwest Flight For Kissing Her Girlfriend


Posted on Sep 26, 2011 @ 06:30PM - 22 comments

By Amber Goodhand - Radar Reporter

The L Word star and open lesbian Leisha Hailey claims she and her girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest flight after the attendant deemed their public displays of affection inappropriate, RadarOnline.com has learned.

“I have been discriminated against by @SouthwestAir. Flt. attendant said that it was a "family" airline and kissing was not ok,” the actress posted on her Twitter account Monday afternoon.

“This is an outrage. I demand a public apology by @SouthwestAir and a refund. Hate is not a family value. I will never fly this airline.”

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"L Word" Actress Wins $200,000 Court Settlement


Posted on Aug 27, 2010 @ 12:00PM - Add a comment

Actress Rose Rollins was award a $210,088 settlement in a Los Angeles court on Friday after a jury found that her former boss committed fraud.

Rollins, who stared in The L Word and Mission: Impossible III with Tom Cruise, was a personal assistant to Ramon Cartznes from 2004 to 2006.

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Actress Rose Rollins was award a $210,088 settlement in a Los Angeles court on Friday after a jury found that her former boss committed fraud.

Rollins, who stared in The L Word and Mission: Impossible III with Tom Cruise, was a personal assistant to Ramon Cartznes from 2004 to 2006.

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Rose had said that she trusted Cartznes, who works in real estate, so much that she agreed to pay various bills and expenses at his properties with her own money.  She claimed that he promised to reimburse her but never did, according to City News Service.

She filed the case in 2008 claiming that Cartznes was obligated to reimburse her for $215,815.

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The jury will decide this afternoon if Rose Rollins is entitled to punitive damages.

Rose is currently filming Chase, an upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer-produced NBC series, in Texas and wasn’t present in court for the verdict

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