Kanye and Kim bypass security at JFK
NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say Kanye West and Kim Kardashian had to be privately screened after an airline employee allowed them to bypass a security checkpoint at New York's Kennedy International Airport.
Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the celebrity couple had arrived at the airport on an international flight on Tuesday.
She says after clearing customs and baggage, they were escorted by an airline employee "through a non-public area in order to provide expedited access to their domestic flight."
Farbstein says this violated security protocols by bypassing the TSA checkpoint. She says that prompted TSA officials to conduct the private screening.
The rapper and reality TV star were eventually cleared to board their flight, which departed after about a 50-minute delay.
Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the celebrity couple had arrived at the airport on an international flight on Tuesday.
She says after clearing customs and baggage, they were escorted by an airline employee "through a non-public area in order to provide expedited access to their domestic flight."
Farbstein says this violated security protocols by bypassing the TSA checkpoint. She says that prompted TSA officials to conduct the private screening.
The rapper and reality TV star were eventually cleared to board their flight, which departed after about a 50-minute delay.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN! Look! OVER THERE!! It's a couple of really important people! They didn't have to get groped and anally probed to catch a plane! It's an anomaly! Let's all watch!!
Was the flight and all the other passengers delayed because of this ultra-privileged pair? Why were they not charged and fined.
Are they going to help the employee with his lost income now that he/she has surely been fired - not to mention the $10,000 fine?
Star struck airline employee gives them a pass. How embarrassing flying commercial and probably flying coach. They are legends in their own minds.
Yep.. these same TSA folks at it again. They can detain Rand Paul a Senator for something stupid.. which later apologize for but let two retard celebs through special access and screening just so they can get to there flight faster then us ordinary folk. What a joke. Seriously who gives a rat's ass about celebrities anyways? They are no better than any of us.Â
I guess 'celebrities' if you want to call these two that, couldn't possibly pose a threat to society..
**COUGH**  OJ Simpson  Robert Blake  Phil Spector and so on...Â
Yep.. Celebs are above ever 'going off the deep' end and hurting anyone.. They obviously never have any mental health issues or evil intent.Â
Not to mention they never do illegal drugs..Â
**rolls eyes**
Why were they flying commercial anyway? Don't they have their own planes?
The sad part is these kinds of whatever you call em' laugh all the way to the bank.....
They were treated like Royalty and it cost 250 other people an hour of their time.
The thing about America is that we don't have Royal Families. If these two...ehm...people want to fly commercial air let them fly like every other passenger. If they don't like the hassles then they have the money to make other arrangements. Nobody should experience an inconvenience because of a couple of jackass narcissists.Â
@Icarus Another thing I hate besides all the monthly Hollywood and music industry award shows aand daily gossip shows for the brain dead steeple with no life of there own user must listen to thereabouts all the UK princes etc. like we need to know about Prince Harry in Afghanistan or Kate's baby bump or their input on American politics etc.
@Ramona @Icarus It's to distract the lemmings from actual things that should and do matter.
Both were deemed so soul-less and vacuous that they posed no threat to passengers or aircraft.