{"id":164538,"date":"2026-03-16T00:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/164538\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:02:16","slug":"drunk-southwest-passenger-who-grabbed-womans-hair-in-meltdown-is-nyc-artist-who-works-with-steve-madden-adidas-maybelline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/164538\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunk Southwest passenger who grabbed woman\u2019s hair in meltdown is NYC artist who works with Steve Madden, Adidas, Maybelline"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Leanna<\/p>\n

Leanna Perry<\/p>\n

The drunken passenger who grabbed a woman\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Leanna Perry, a 32-year-old illustrator, was\u00a0filmed berating fellow passengers and throwing a violent fit<\/a>\u00a0as travelers and airline employees tried to remove her from the plane at LaGuardia airport early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

The bizarre outburst led witnesses to describe Perry as seeming \u201cpossessed\u201d before she was escorted off and arrested.<\/p>\n

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Leanna Perry (left) has worked as an artist and designer for Maybelline, Adidas, MAC, Steve Madden, Hot Topic, and Shein. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Perry\u2019s social media and website where she shares her work revealed that when she\u2019s not ruining flights, she\u2019s worked as an artist and designer for several major brands including Maybelline, Adidas, MAC, Steve Madden, Hot Topic, and Shein.<\/p>\n

She began working at Maybelline just last year as a leading designer.<\/p>\n

Perry has also worked for fashion designers Betsey Johnson and Nicole Miller, her online resume shows.<\/p>\n

Perry, who police say was \u201cintoxicated\u201d when she was yanked off the flight before takeoff, was caught on camera yelling at a female passenger, calling her a \u201cfat ass bitch\u201d and grabbing a fistful of her hair.<\/p>\n

\u201cShut the f\u2013k up, don\u2019t f\u2013king touch me!\u201d Perry screamed at the bewildered woman, video shows, before other passengers and airline staff intervened.<\/p>\n

A Southwest employee repeatedly asked Perry to let go of the woman\u2019s hair \u2014 but she refused, videos show.<\/p>\n

Staff finally separated the two and zip-tied Perry\u2019s hands behind her back \u2014 but her tantrum wasn\u2019t over.<\/p>\n

Perry continued to hurl insults at the woman, calling her an \u201cugly-ass bitch,\u201d while other passengers also got caught in her verbal line of fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry black guy! My boyfriend\u2019s black so shut the f\u2013k up,\u201d she slurred to a man assisting the Southwest employees as she stumbled.<\/p>\n

\"Perry<\/p>\n

Perry grabbed a woman\u2019s hair and spat in her face during an explosive meltdown on a Southwest flight. TikTok\/LeaKay1010<\/p>\n

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Perry was \u201cintoxicated\u201d when she was yanked off the flight, police said. TikTok\/LeaKay1010<\/p>\n

Perry then lifted her head and spit right in the face of the woman she had been harassing,\u00a0video shows<\/a>. The group restraining her then pulled her away.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour boyfriend\u2019s d\u2013k is like 2 inches big. It\u2019s embarrassing. I\u2019m so sorry about your boyfriend,\u201d she continued in the offensive rant directed at the woman.<\/p>\n

Perry then said that she \u201ccan\u2019t breathe\u201d and fell to the floor between seats, the video shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cF\u2013k you!\u201d she then screamed as she violently flailed her legs in the air, kicking another passenger, video shows.<\/p>\n

\"Witnesses<\/p>\n

Witnesses described Perry as seeming \u201cpossessed\u201d during the bizarre outburst.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was zip-tied and flailing like she was possessed,\u201d one witness posted online, according to the International Business Times. \u201cThe entire flight was horrified.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

She was released later on Tuesday and is expected back in court on Sept. 3.<\/p>\n