Natasha Lyonne Escorted Off Delta Flight Hours After Euphoria Season 3 Premiere — And She Has Thoughts
The week surrounding the most anticipated television premiere of 2026 took a sharp detour when Natasha Lyonne was removed from a Delta Air Lines red-eye flight just hours after walking the red carpet at the Euphoria Season 3 premiere in Hollywood. The incident, which delayed fellow passengers for more than an hour, has pulled one of the show's newest cast members into a story that has nothing to do with acting.
Natasha Lyonne was removed from a Delta red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York hours after appearing at the Euphoria Season 3 premiere at the TLC Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. She was still wearing much of her see-through outfit from earlier in the evening, including black stockings and oversized sunglasses, though she had changed into sneakers and a long black coat. The visual alone — a first-class passenger in full premiere attire, seemingly somewhere between the event and the following day — set the tone for what came next.
An eyewitness told Page Six that Lyonne appeared disoriented in her first class seat and did not respond when flight attendants repeatedly asked her to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt ahead of takeoff. Her laptop was eventually taken from her hand, and the plane taxied toward the runway before turning back to the gate. A Delta staffer then boarded the aircraft and confronted the situation directly.
When Lyonne was told to come off the plane, she was overheard asking "Where are we?" and was told they were still in Los Angeles. She then shushed the gate agent before eventually standing up, walking to the bathroom, and exiting the aircraft while eating a bag of pretzels — her luggage already removed from the hold. The plane departed for New York without her, her first-class seat empty.
The plane's captain addressed the remaining passengers over the intercom, explaining that a passenger "who, for whatever reason, wouldn't follow some basic commands" had been asked to book a different flight, and apologized for the inconvenience. Lyonne had been scheduled to appear on The Drew Barrymore Show in New York the following morning to promote Euphoria, an appearance she ultimately missed.
Lyonne responded publicly on Thursday on X, writing "My heart is with all the unpaid TSA agents at our airports. Sure was looking forward to speaking honestly with @DrewBarrymore yesterday but guess wasn't in the cards" — and pointedly asked "Who owns Page Six/New York Post now again?" The response was characteristically oblique, neither confirming nor denying the circumstances.
The incident lands against the backdrop of a deeply personal chapter Lyonne has been navigating publicly. In January she revealed via social media that she had relapsed and was no longer sober after years of recovery, writing that recovery is a lifelong process. In March she updated fans, saying she was doing a whole lot better and back on her feet, thanking recovery communities and asking that her journey remain somewhat private.
Euphoria Season 3 premieres tonight, Sunday April 12, on HBO and HBO Max, with returning stars including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, and Maude Apatow joined by new cast members including Lyonne, Sharon Stone, Danielle Deadwyler, and Marshawn Lynch. The season jumps five years forward, with Cassie and Nate married in the suburbs, Rue working off her debt to drug dealer Laurie, Jules in art school, and Maddy working at a talent agency in Hollywood. Zendaya has suggested the third season will likely be the last, telling The Drew Barrymore Show that closure is coming. The euphoria cast release date of tonight now carries an entirely different energy than anyone planned.
