Comic Marlon Wayans was headed to Kansas City for an appearance at club. But he didn't make it (on time). There was an altercation between him and a United Airlines agent who over his bags. He had two bags and the agent said there wasn't room and he'd have to check them. So he combined the contents into one bag, and then was told the bag was too big and he had to check it. Meanwhile he took a picture showing a passenger on the flight with THREE bags. Because of his frustration he was ticketed at the airport and ultimately changed from United to American Airlines where there was no issue with his bags.
Here are some of his posts about this. He also wrote the following explanation on Instagram:
Dude tried to lie and say i assaulted him. The video clearly shows i never touched him. He was desperate to try to have some authority. I’ve flown over 15,000,000 miles in my lifetime and I rarely have had problems. Anyone knows who knows me knows I’m a mild mannered dude. This agent was clearly picking on me. He asked me to consolidate my bags and i complied. Then said now i have to check the bag because now since i consolidated it into one bag it was too big. At that point i said “see now you’re just f***n’ with me”. So i grabbed my ticket off the counter got on the plane. This was harassment and I will make enough noise to be sure all my friends and family and peoples stop flying @united this will be a corporate matter. Black people all kinds of racism and classism. I won’t allow this. Over a bag? Y’all owe me money for my shows i missed, y’all owe me for my troubles, y’all owe my fans a damn apology. This was the highest level of disrespect. And should’ve been avoided.