Natasha Lyonne is a guest star on season three of Euphoria. Two weeks ago, she attended its premiere in Los Angeles. It was her first red carpet since she’d announced her relapse in January and then told fans in late March that she was doing much better. Later that evening, Natasha was removed from her red-eye flight back to New York City. Flight attendants said she appeared “out of it” and refused to answer their pre-flight requests for her to stow her laptop and fasten her seatbelt.

Natasha eventually explained that her erratic behavior was caused by a Lunesta sleeping pill that she’d taken after boarding. She wanted to get some sleep because she had to go straight to The Drew Barrymore Show after landing. She also claimed that she was taken off the plane by ICE, which a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security denied. Late last week, Natasha attended the 2026 Planned Parenthood Of Greater New York Spring Into Action Gala. Page Six, who first reported on the incident, caught up with her on the red carpet to ask how she was feeling. Natasha responded graciously and laughed the whole thing off.

Natasha Lyonne is having a laugh weeks after she was reportedly removed from a Delta flight earlier this month for allegedly failing to comply with crew member instructions.

The Poker Face actress, 47, poked fun at the highly-publicized incident in an interview with Page Six published on April 16. When asked how she was doing, Lyonne playfully responded, “Oh you mean my flight plans? My performance art piece?”

She continued, “It’s been a doozy. You know, I’m grateful to be something of a Marathon Man. And the good news is, I have managed to catch three flights since that last one. I do seem to show up on time, hit those marks, despite it all.”

After saying that it was “a kooky moment, kooky times,” she says she’s all for having a good laugh about it.

“I do love jokes,” she said. “They’re my own personal god, for lack of better words. Being doubled over laughing, that’s the altered state that I’m most into.”

[From People]

I watched the video that Page Six posted. To me, Natasha seemed uncomfortable to be asked about it, but leaned into her response by answering in a dramatic voice. When she changes the topic to talk about the importance of Planned Parenthood and healthcare, she gets much softer and genuine-sounding. I know Page Six is always gonna Page Six by bringing up someone’s bad moments, but the woman is in recovery from a relapse after 20 years of sobriety. I’m sure she’s embarrassed and wants to put it behind her. For Natasha’s sake, I hope this is the end of the discussion about what happened on the plane.

I thought Natasha’s remarks about Planned Parenthood and American civil rights were really poignant. When the interview pivoted to the gala, here’s what she said:

“It does feel weird that it’s become almost like a radical organization when it’s just healthcare. [T]his impacts all of us. It’s always struck me as wild that anyone thinks that they should have the right to give another human being rights…I know it’s not the topic, but gay marriage. Whoever thought it was their right to decide if somebody else could get married? Who died and made so-and-so the boss of somebody else? Seems to me that each individual should be allowed, to quote Tracy Ellis Ross, the dignity of their experience.”

Hear, hear. Say it louder for the people in the back, baby. This is why I always have and always will root for her.

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