"Yellowstone" actor Forrie J. Smith said he was removed from a plane on March 23 after refusing to sit next to another passenger wearing a mask.
The Montana City native posted a video on his Instagram after the events took place saying he told "them" he did not feel comfortable sitting next to somebody with a mask on.
Before this statement that has just over 21,000 likes, he said "I just got kicked off a plane in … where the hell am I at?" Someone in the background can be heard saying he was in Houston, Texas.
In the video he admittedly said he had been drinking because he was sitting in the airport for three hours.
"But, I ain't drunk," Smith said in the video. Then he said immediately after "they threw me off the plane because I'm drunk because you people won't stand up and tell everybody, what bulls--t this is."
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He said he told "them" he did not feel comfortable sitting next to someone that had to wear a mask. "And I'm off the plane."
The airline Smith was taking is unclear. The New York Post noted that in 2022, Smith was forced to miss the Screen Actor’s Guild awards due to strict protocols requiring guests to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Smith, an actor and stunt man, plays Lloyd Pierce, cow boss for rancher John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner in the "Yellowstone" series. Smith worked as a professional bareback bronc rider on the Turquoise Circuit Pro Rodeo into his 50s.
The show chronicles the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. The bulk of the filming for "Yellowstone" has taken place on a ranch near Darby.