Natasha Lyonne shared a bizarre message to fans shortly after she addressed reports that she was escorted off a plane earlier this week.
“Boobies on the inside,” Lyonne, 47, wrote via Instagram alongside a selfie on Thursday, April 9. The selfie was taken from a low angle as the actress leaned over the camera with her fiery red curls hovering around her face. She sported a pair of light-colored sunglasses and a red long-sleeved top while holding a matching quilted YSL handbag.
The comments were filled with messages of support and concern from fans.
“Please focus on being well. You’ve had some highs and some lows lately. Take care of yourself,” one user wrote, while another person added, “Big fan of you, baby girl. Take care of yourself. Get healthy. We love you and we’re rooting for you always. ❤️.”
A third user commented, “I love you and hope you are ok! 💜🙏.”
Earlier on Thursday, reports surfaced that Lyonne was asked to leave a flight headed to New York from Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 7. The alleged incident occurred just hours after the actress attended the premiere of Euphoria season 3.
An eyewitness told Page Six that Lyonne seemed “out of it” as she sat in first class on the red-eye. The Poker Face alum reportedly didn’t respond when multiple flight attendants asked her to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt for takeoff. She appeared to be dozing off, at one point reportedly getting startled and saying, “Ah! You scared me!”
Lyonne’s laptop was reportedly taken from her as the plane taxied to the runway. However, Page Six reported that it later returned to the gate as a Delta staff member boarded and asked Lyonne, “Ma’am, do you need medical attention? Ma’am, I need you to come off the plane. Do you need help with your belongings?”
According to the witness, Lyonne asked, “Where are we?” A flight attendant reportedly responded, “We’re still in L.A. The plane hasn’t gone anywhere. The plane is not going anywhere until you come off it.”
Lyonne reportedly “shushed” the gate agent and headed to the bathroom. She later emerged eating a bag of pretzels and deboarded the plane with her luggage.
“We have a passenger who, for whatever reason … wouldn’t follow some basic commands,” the captain reportedly announced. “We had a passenger who didn’t seem up to the task tonight, 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 flight was delayed for a little more than an hour before it took off without further incident.
Lyonne later took to X to subtly address the incident.
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“My heart is with all the unpaid TSA agents at our airports. 💞,” she wrote on Thursday. “Sure was looking forward to speaking honestly with @DrewBarrymore yesterday but guess wasn’t in the cards.” (Lyonne was reportedly scheduled to appear on The Drew Barrymore Show on Wednesday, April 8.)
Earlier this year, Lyonne — who has been candid about her years-long struggle with substance abuse — revealed that she had relapsed after 10 years of sobriety.
“Recovery is a lifelong process. Anyone out there struggling, remember you’re not alone,” she wrote via X in January.
Lyonne later shared in March that she was “doing a whole lot better.”
“[I] want to thank our recovery communities and the fans who stood by and were so supportive,” she wrote.