Leisha Hailey, best known for her role on the now defunct drama series The L Word, hit Twitter with a vengeance after being booted from a Southwest flight because she kissed her partner.
She fired off one tweet after another, railing against the airline and claiming “They don’t like us.”
The airline was anxious to curtail the rhetoric and promptly asked Hailey to contact them to resolve the situation privately. They have since released their own statement:
“Initial reports indicate that we received several passenger complaints characterizing the behavior as excessive. Our crew, responsible for the comfort of all customers on board, approached the passengers based solely on behavior and not gender. The conversation escalated to a level that was better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight.”
The official missive ended with, “We are ready to work directly with the passengers involved to offer our heartfelt apologies for falling short of their expectations.”
The actress is also a musician, a member of Uh Huh Her, an Indie Electropop group with Camila Grey.
The airline in question has a reputation for making snap judgements and begging forgiveness after the fact. Earlier this month Green Day rocker Billie Joe Armstrong got the Southwest boot because he refused to pull up his low riding pants.
Check out a photo of Hailey and Grey aka Uh Huh Her after the jump:
Photos: WENN, Facebook-Uh Huh Her