Track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson has hit the headlines after being kicked off an American Airlines flight.
The 22-year-old was involved in a verbal altercation with a flight attendant before the plane was due to take off. The 100m runner uploaded the clip to Instagram this afternoon and claimed the steward had disrespected her while instructing her what to do with her phone. Richardson claimed he then proceeded to stand over her and demand to look at the mobile to check it was in Airplane Mode. She engaged in heated discourse with some other passengers before she was taken off of the plane.
In one of her Insta posts regarding the incident, an aggrieved Richardson considered taking legal action against the airline and also claimed she had been a victim of discrimination. “Tell me if I’ll be wrong to pursue legal actions against the airline @americanair not only did the man threaten me but also an innocent bystander who simply just wanted a picture with me,” she wrote.
