An Emmy Award-winning comedian said he was was elbowed on a plane because of his weight.
Comedian Guy Branum said he was fat shamed while on a Sept. 14 Delta flight. The 49-year-old took to Instagram with video of the altercation with the other passenger, adding he plans to file a lawsuit.
“I’m a member of Weight Watchers, I swear to you, I can show it on my phone, and that is how I lost weight,” the passenger can be heard saying in the video posted by Branum.
“Do you think I have ever? Do you think I have ever tried to lose weight? Do you think I have ever tried to lose weight, sir? Do you really think that I am a fat person in this country, and I have never tried to lose weight?” Branum is heard telling the man.
The video captured the back-and-forth altercation, with the comedian say