The flight attendant who accused Terrell Davis of hitting him throughout a airplane journey earlier this month has been fired by United, TMZ Sports activities has realized.
A spokesperson for the airline tells us the steward — who the NFL Corridor of Famer says embellished allegations towards him throughout a July 13 journey from Denver to Orange County — was canned a short while after the incident happened.
Initially, the corporate had mentioned the worker was being quickly taken off responsibility pending an extra evaluation into the matter.
Davis’ lawyer, Parker Stinar, tells us he and Davis got no indication that the termination had taken place … saying in a press release Monday afternoon, “This is the first we have heard of any firing.”
Regardless, Stinar and Davis say they’ve nonetheless bought loads of a bone to select with the airline.
Specifically, they are saying Davis was positioned on United’s “No Fly List” following the encounter. United claims that whereas that was true at first, it rescinded the ban a short while later. It mentioned it spoke with Davis’ reps about all of it, and issued a public apology.
Stinar, although, mentioned Monday United didn’t attain out to them over the reversed journey ban … calling the declare “blatantly false.”
Stinar added, “We continue to be disappointed by the inappropriate and disrespectful handling of this horrific incident by United’s communication and legal teams.”
Stinar has beforehand indicated they’re going to be taking authorized motion towards United within the coming days.
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For Davis’ half, he says he is nonetheless shaken up over being led off the airplane in handcuffs “for simply asking for a cup of ice” … and he is now vowing to “see the powerful held accountable for this mistreatment.”
