The Facts:
Smith boarded a Los Angeles-to-Fort Lauderdale, Fla., flight Friday afternoon for a trip home, but he never got off the ground. Smith was involved in a dispute with a flight attendant over his headphones, left the plane and was questioned by airport police at the gate, according to multiple sources. Smith wasn't arrested, and police didn't file an incident report, according to Sgt. Belinda Nettles, the public information officer at Los Angeles International Airport.
Reported by ESPN.com
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The altercation was triggered when a Virgin America flight attendant asked Smith to remove his headphones, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN.com's Rich Cimini. Smith didn't immediately respond because he didn't hear the flight attendant, the person said. The flight attendant unplugged Smith's headphones and "threw them down," telling the quarterback he was a "threat" and asking him to leave the plane. Smith requested to speak with police. Smith wasn't removed from the plane by police and he didn't have to be escorted out of the terminal, according to Nettles. "Police didn't go on the aircraft," she said. "The subject already was at the gate [when they arrived]." "We are aware of the [Internet] report and are researching the facts," a Jets team spokesman said. "We will have no comment at this time."
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