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"So much for flying the friendly skies.Mallrats director Kevin Smith, 39, was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland, Calif. to Burbank, Calif. over the weekend because of his weight.\r\nSmith (whose newest film, Cop Out, starring Bruce Willis, opens Feb. 26) posted more than 50 angry Twitter messages to his more than 1.6 million followers decrying the airline in the following 24 hours.\r\nSee photos of stars who are sick of fat jokes being made about themAs he explained on the microblogging site, the plane&amp;apos;s captain had him removed from a plane after he was deemed a &amp;quot;safety risk.&amp;quot;&amp;quot;I know I&amp;apos;m fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?&amp;quot; he ranted. &amp;quot;Again: I&amp;apos;m way fat... But I&amp;apos;m not THERE just yet. But if I am, why wait til my bag is up, and I&amp;apos;m seated WITH ARM RESTS DOWN. In front of a packed plane with a bunch of folks who&amp;apos;d already I.d.ed me as &amp;apos;Silent Bob.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\nThese stars are always criticized for their weightThe airline offered him a $100 voucher as an apology (which he refused) and put him on another flight, but he still wasn&amp;apos;t pleased.&amp;quot;Thank God I don&amp;apos;t embarrass easily (bless you, JERSEY GIRL training). But I don&amp;apos;t sulk off either: so everyday, some new f**k-you Tweets for @SouthwestAir,&amp;quot; he wrote. &amp;quot;You f**ked with the wrong sedentary processed-foods eater!&amp;quot;Shortly after, he posted a photo of himself puffing out his cheeks and captioned it, &amp;quot;Look how fat I am on your plane! Quick! Throw me off!&amp;quot;\r\nSee before and after pics of celeb weight winnersThe director also joked with fans, including one who encouraged him to start his own airline. &amp;quot;More room for everyone! If they build it, I&amp;apos;d certainly fly it. &amp;apos;Fly the Flabby Skies!&amp;apos;&amp;quot; he wrote. Smith also mocked &amp;quot;The @SouthwestAir Diet. How it works: you&amp;apos;re publicly shamed into a slimmer figure. Crying the weight right off has never been easier!&amp;quot;After landing in Southern California, Smith wrote, &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve landed in Burbank. Don&amp;apos;t worry: wall of the plane was opened &amp;amp; I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised.&amp;quot;\r\nSouthwest Airlines apologized to the director via Twitter, and blogged a longer statement on Sunday afternoon -- in which it pointed out that Smith usually purchases two seats every time he travels."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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