Drunk Southwest passenger who grabbed woman’s hair in meltdown is NYC artist who works with Steve Madden, Adidas, Maybelline
The drunken passenger who grabbed a woman’s hair and spat in her face during an explosive meltdown on a Southwest Airlines flight is a New York City-based artist, who has worked for high-end brands like Maybelline, Steve Madden and Adidas, according to her online profile.
Leanna Perry, a 32-year-old illustrator, was filmed berating fellow passengers and throwing a violent fit as travelers and airline employees tried to remove her from the plane at LaGuardia airport early Tuesday morning.
The bizarre outburst led witnesses to describe Perry as seeming “possessed” before she was escorted off and arrested.
Perry’s social media and website where she shares her work revealed that when she’s not ruining flights, she’s worked as an artist and designer for several major brands including Maybelline, Adidas, MAC, Steve Madden, Hot Topic, and Shein.
She began working at Maybelline just last year as a leading designer.
Perry has also worked for fashion designers Betsey Johnson and Nicole Miller, her online resume shows.
Perry, who police say was “intoxicated” when she was yanked off the flight before takeoff, was caught on camera yelling at a female passenger, calling her a “fat ass bitch” and grabbing a fistful of her hair.
“Shut the f–k up, don’t f–king touch me!” Perry screamed at the bewildered woman, video shows, before other passengers and airline staff intervened.
A Southwest employee repeatedly asked Perry to let go of the woman’s hair — but she refused, videos show.
Staff finally separated the two and zip-tied Perry’s hands behind her back — but her tantrum wasn’t over.
Perry continued to hurl insults at the woman, calling her an “ugly-ass bitch,” while other passengers also got caught in her verbal line of fire.
“I’m sorry black guy! My boyfriend’s black so shut the f–k up,” she slurred to a man assisting the Southwest employees as she stumbled.
Perry then lifted her head and spit right in the face of the woman she had been harassing, video shows. The group restraining her then pulled her away.
“Your boyfriend’s d–k is like 2 inches big. It’s embarrassing. I’m so sorry about your boyfriend,” she continued in the offensive rant directed at the woman.
Perry then said that she “can’t breathe” and fell to the floor between seats, the video shows.
“F–k you!” she then screamed as she violently flailed her legs in the air, kicking another passenger, video shows.
“She was zip-tied and flailing like she was possessed,” one witness posted online, according to the International Business Times. “The entire flight was horrified.”
She also kicked her legs and spit at officers while they were trying to get her off the aircraft and place her under arrest, according to the criminal complaint.
Once she was removed, cops tried placing her in a wheelchair while handcuffed. She then spit on an officer and kicked him in the leg.
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design graduate was charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, disorderly conduct, three counts of harassment and three counts of attempted assault, according to the complaint.
