Benzino of "Love & Hip Hop" claim that he was racially profile on an AirTran Airways flight, which is what led him to an expletive-filled rant against the flight crew. AirTran has since apologized for the incident.
TMZ originally posted a video of Benzino going on a tirade, but they have since learned that Benzino believes he was racially profiled by a flight attendant during the Tuesday flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta.
Benzino claims that he and his wife were some of the last people to board the flight. They had First Class seats, but when they sat down, Benzino says a flight attendant demanded to see their tickets. Benzino was insulted by the flight attendant's demands and attitude and believed that the flight attendant only asked to see his tickets because he is a man of color sitting in First Class.
"They basically were talking to me very disrespectful and came at me inappropriate. That's why I was upset about the situation. I am not the one to scream the race card unless I truly believe I am being treated not equal," Benzino told TMZ.
In the video, Benzino is heard cursing at an airline employee and calls them a "racist bastard" and a "racist motherf$%&^#$."
After his rant, Benzino was asked to leave the plane during a Chicago layover. He deboarded and no police were called to the scene.
Benzino told TMZ that an airline representative later apologized to him and said they were in the wrong. As an apology, AirTran gave Benzino two vouchers for $200.
Benzino has done through some rough times lately. The reality star was shot by his own nephew at his mother's funeral in April.
He also had an eventful week in Las Vegas. He saw his friend boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr get in a brawl with rapper T.I. On Tuesday, he married his girlfriend Althea Hart at the famous Little Wedding Chapel.
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