Natasha Lyonne claimed she was detained by ICE after being booted from her flight for taking a sleeping pill.
Lyonne made the claim after Page Six broke the news that the “Russian Doll” star was escorted off a red-eye Delta flight.
“Indeed, I took a Lunesta once seated, to ensure some shut eye on the Delta One red eye flight to NYC,” Lyonne wrote on X Friday. “Boarded seamlessly with just a backpack and sneakers, eager for a nap.”
The “Orange Is the New Black” alum, 47, explained that she planned to be “bushy tailed” and “beauty rested” as she was scheduled to go straight to a glam session for an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” right after she landed.
“Was looking forward to seeing Drew & an in depth convo, but I guess ICE had other plans & I was detained instead,” she said, adding, “Sign of the times, I guess.”
Lyonne thanked her fans for their support and said that she has never run into any issues with Delta or TSA in the past.
“Heart is with our unpaid @TSA workers. 💗💗 Apologies to any travelers who were delayed,” she concluded.
As Page Six previously reported, Lyonne was removed from her flight after attending the Season 3 premiere of “Euphoria” on Tuesday.
Lyonne seemed “out of it” while sitting in first class, and she didn’t respond when a flight attendant asked her to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt for takeoff.
Eyewitnesses claimed she was falling asleep behind her sunglasses, and the plane eventually taxied back to the gate.
A Delta staffer who boarded the plane asked if she needed “medical attention” before asking her to de-board the plane.
Lyonne seemed confused and asked where she was before being told that she was still in LA as the flight never took off.
The actress then shushed the gate agent before she calmly walked to the bathroom and emerged eating a bag of pretzels before walking off the plane.
The captain of the plane apologized to the passengers as the flight was delayed for more than an hour.
“We have a passenger who for whatever reason … wouldn’t follow some basic commands … We had a passenger who didn’t seem up to the task tonight so that’s why they were asked to be booked on another flight — I do apologize for the inconvenience, but we will get you to New York as quickly and as safely as possible,” the captain said before the flight took off to New York City without any other incidents.
On Thursday, Lyonne addressed the incident in an X post, saying she was looking forward to Barrymore’s show but it “wasn’t in the cards.”
That same evening, she boldly attended the NYC premiere of “Lorne,” where she posed for photos on the red carpet.
Lyonne has publicly dealt with substance abuse in the past and revealed in January that she had relapsed after 10 years of sobriety.
Last month, she told fans she was doing “a whole lot better” and was “back on her feet.”
“Want to thank our recovery communities & the fans who stood by & were so supportive,” she wrote on X. “Aiming to keep the journey somehow private, but look forward to sharing my experience, strength & hope as makes sense. My heart is with everyone ever going through it.”
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