A video that has surfaced online allegedly shows Mike Tyson punching another passenger in the face on a JetBlue flight. The passenger appears to deliberately annoy the boxing legend before Tyson finally loses his cool.
Trouble before takeoff
According to TMZ, the JetBlue flight was scheduled to fly out of San Francisco International on a transcontinental trip to Florida last night, and the altercation occurred at around 22:00. Footage shows a man situated in the passenger seat behind Tyson standing over the boxer’s head and mocking him. Later on, Tyson can be seen repeatedly punching the man in the face as others try to calm the situation down.
With notice of foul language and violence, a link to footage of the incident can be found here:
Authorities had to be contacted following the incident. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying.
Further details
Representatives for Tyson confirmed that the celebrity was involved in an incident on a flight with another passenger. A spokesperson stated the following:
“Unfortunately, Mr Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat.”
San Francisco authorities shared that police boarded the plane and detained two subjects that were believed to be involved. The officials said that one passenger was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries. However, the person refused to cooperate further. Subsequently, both detainees were released pending additional investigation.
Other passengers noted that the man that was punched by Tyson was intoxicated. It is alleged that Tyson requested him to quiet down before finally snapping.
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