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‘Silent Bob’s’ barrage squeezes airlines on obesity

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By Julie Johnsson | Director Kevin Smith’s Twitter-fit during the weekend highlights one uncomfortable reality of U.S. airline flying: airlines have less leeway to accommodate obese passengers at a time when Americans are getting fatter.

Kevin Smith at the Chicago Film Festival
in 2008. (Nuccio DiNuzzo) >>

In a barrage of profane tweets and a podcast, Smith expressed outrage that he was bumped from a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Burbank, Calif., after the crew determined he was too large to fit in a single seat.

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