Depardieu puts damper on flight
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August 18, 2011, Thursday
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AN airline passenger claimed her Paris-to-Dublin flight was delayed nearly two hours after celebrated French actor Gerard Depardieu urinated on the plane before take-off.
French radio broadcast an interview with the passenger, identified only as Daniele, saying Depardieu appeared inebriated and announced: "I need to piss, I need to piss." The woman said when the cabin crew told him to remain seated during take-off, "he stood up and did it (urinated) on the floor."
A spokeswoman for City Jet, the Dublin-based airline that operated the evening flight, confirmed such an incident had taken place. But spokeswoman Karen Gillo said yesterday that privacy issues prevented her from naming the passenger, who was escorted off the plane along with two traveling companions and their luggage.
Calls for comment from Depardieu's agent went unanswered yesterday.
One of France's most famous actors, Depardieu, 62, has appeared in more than 150 films, including 1986's "Jean de Florette" and 1990's "Cyrano de Bergerac," for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also a Paris restaurateur and the owner of a vineyard in Burgundy.
French radio broadcast an interview with the passenger, identified only as Daniele, saying Depardieu appeared inebriated and announced: "I need to piss, I need to piss." The woman said when the cabin crew told him to remain seated during take-off, "he stood up and did it (urinated) on the floor."
A spokeswoman for City Jet, the Dublin-based airline that operated the evening flight, confirmed such an incident had taken place. But spokeswoman Karen Gillo said yesterday that privacy issues prevented her from naming the passenger, who was escorted off the plane along with two traveling companions and their luggage.
Calls for comment from Depardieu's agent went unanswered yesterday.
One of France's most famous actors, Depardieu, 62, has appeared in more than 150 films, including 1986's "Jean de Florette" and 1990's "Cyrano de Bergerac," for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also a Paris restaurateur and the owner of a vineyard in Burgundy.
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