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| Kate Moss called pilot a 'basic bitch', says witness | Kate Moss called pilot a 'basic bitch', says witness |
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| Kate Moss was escorted off a flight from Turkey to London after reportedly calling the pilot a “basic bitch” and getting into a disagreement with another passenger. | Kate Moss was escorted off a flight from Turkey to London after reportedly calling the pilot a “basic bitch” and getting into a disagreement with another passenger. |
| Moss, 41, was met by police officers at Luton airport on Sunday afternoon after airline staff claimed she was disruptive on the easyJet flight from Bodrum in Turkey, where she had spent the week celebrating her friend Sadie Frost’s forthcoming 50th birthday. | |
| No arrests were made and no charges were pressed against Moss. | No arrests were made and no charges were pressed against Moss. |
| A fellow passenger on the afternoon flight said staff refused to serve Moss alcohol and the model instead poured herself vodka from her carry-on luggage. Moss apparently later become unruly, prompting the pilot to call ahead and ask police officers to meet the flight. | A fellow passenger on the afternoon flight said staff refused to serve Moss alcohol and the model instead poured herself vodka from her carry-on luggage. Moss apparently later become unruly, prompting the pilot to call ahead and ask police officers to meet the flight. |
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| As she was escorted from the plane, Moss was reportedly heard swearing at the pilot. “She called the pilot a basic bitch as police led her off the plane, she was a little drunk and had a disagreement with another passenger on the flight as she was refused alcohol and then went to serve her own vodka from her cabin luggage,” a passenger told MailOnline. | As she was escorted from the plane, Moss was reportedly heard swearing at the pilot. “She called the pilot a basic bitch as police led her off the plane, she was a little drunk and had a disagreement with another passenger on the flight as she was refused alcohol and then went to serve her own vodka from her cabin luggage,” a passenger told MailOnline. |
| “But she was not aggressive to anyone and was funny really, the easyJet crew was acting out of proportion.” | “But she was not aggressive to anyone and was funny really, the easyJet crew was acting out of proportion.” |
| This account was backed up by another a passenger who sat two rows behind Moss on the flight. “There certainly wasn’t anything evident that was either putting the plane in jeopardy or creating a problem,” she told Sky News. | This account was backed up by another a passenger who sat two rows behind Moss on the flight. “There certainly wasn’t anything evident that was either putting the plane in jeopardy or creating a problem,” she told Sky News. |
| “You would not have known she was there. There was no shouting, no bawdiness that even caused her friends to intervene. Because, you know, if you were with somebody who was being disruptive and it was one of your party, you’d say oh shut up, be quiet and let us get on with it. There was none of that, no one seemed to be concerned at all.” | “You would not have known she was there. There was no shouting, no bawdiness that even caused her friends to intervene. Because, you know, if you were with somebody who was being disruptive and it was one of your party, you’d say oh shut up, be quiet and let us get on with it. There was none of that, no one seemed to be concerned at all.” |
| The airline would only confirm that police met flight EZY2232 from Bodrum to London Luton “due to the behaviour of a passenger on board”. | The airline would only confirm that police met flight EZY2232 from Bodrum to London Luton “due to the behaviour of a passenger on board”. |
| Bedfordshire police said no arrests were made. “We were called to assist staff in escorting a passenger from a flight arriving into Luton airport. The passenger had been reported as being disruptive on the flight. Officers attended and escorted the passenger from the plane,” a spokesman said. | Bedfordshire police said no arrests were made. “We were called to assist staff in escorting a passenger from a flight arriving into Luton airport. The passenger had been reported as being disruptive on the flight. Officers attended and escorted the passenger from the plane,” a spokesman said. |
| Moss, who made an estimated £4.6m last year, was travelling on the budget airline with her holiday companions Frost, Frances Ruffelle, designer Jemima French and model Rose Ferguson. The Primrose Hill set had spent the week by the Aegean Sea at a luxury Turkish spa, LifeCo, where a seven-day detox programme costs £1,640. | Moss, who made an estimated £4.6m last year, was travelling on the budget airline with her holiday companions Frost, Frances Ruffelle, designer Jemima French and model Rose Ferguson. The Primrose Hill set had spent the week by the Aegean Sea at a luxury Turkish spa, LifeCo, where a seven-day detox programme costs £1,640. |
| Moss has previously lost modelling contracts after allegations that she was a habitual cocaine user. She issued a public apology in 2005, and has since rebuilt her modelling career with designers such as Burberry. She married the musician Jamie Hince in 2011. | |
| A spokesperson for Moss was not available for comment. | A spokesperson for Moss was not available for comment. |