Hasselhoff Deemed Unfit to Fly

The same day his divorce became final from Pamela Bach, David Hasselhoff was banned from boarding a British Airways flight after showing up to the gate intoxicated, according to The Sun newspaper.

After reportedly downing bottles of beer and shots of whiskey at a first class lounge at Heathrow, British Airways staff told Hasselhoff he was unfit to board the plane, which The Hoff agreed with.

The Sun also says Hasselhoff told the airline staff he was upset about his messy divorce from his wife after 16 years.

A British Airways spokesperson tells TMZ: "A male passenger was denied boarding flight BA279 as he was deemed to be unfit for travel. He was reassessed by British Airways staff and he was accepted for travel on flight BA283, which left two hours later."

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1. Hasselhoff's publicist told Sky News "He was not drunk. He went to see a doctor who gave him some medication."

Do the publicists really think they're fooling anyone? And even if it was true, what kind of pathetic excuse for a man has to be sedated upon learning his divorce to his bitch shrew wife is final? Oh yeah... Haselhoff is a girlie man..... nevermind.

Posted at 10:47AM on Jul 27th 2006 by racer

2. This guy is a trainwreck waiting to happen ... crashing ... and then waiting to happen again!

Posted at 10:52AM on Jul 27th 2006 by Jim

3. So what if he was drunk??? He just finalized a DIVORCE for god's sake. Give the man a little sympathy...
p.s. He was told he couldn't board, accepted that, and waited. How many other celebs would have acted so reasonably???

Posted at 10:56AM on Jul 27th 2006 by cbHELLOlea

4. So what if he WAS drinking??? Give him a break...he just finalized a DIVORCE for god's sake. p.s. He was told he couldn't board, accepted that, and waited...how many other celebs would have acted so reasonably???

Posted at 10:58AM on Jul 27th 2006 by cbHELLOlea

5. Didn't this happen a long time ago?

Posted at 11:43AM on Jul 27th 2006 by Kelly

6. Didn't this happen a long time ago?

Posted at 11:44AM on Jul 27th 2006 by Kelly

7. Hasselhoff deemed unfit to do any kind of acting, singing, or judging!
That should be the headline...

Posted at 11:46AM on Jul 27th 2006 by Paulo

8. good grief! I'm going to use that excuse next time I am too drunk to fly. I am on medication! Oh yeah, no one has ever denied me access to a plane because I got that drunk!

Posted at 11:48AM on Jul 27th 2006 by estelle

9. don't hassle the hoff!

Posted at 12:16PM on Jul 27th 2006 by JDfromEarvolution

10. He did what he did.....he accepted the consequence, did not start any hoopla-la, so put it to sleep, already.

Posted at 12:37PM on Jul 27th 2006 by Susan Davidson

11. the man IS an alcholic. he's been in rehab. 'nuff said!

Posted at 12:40PM on Jul 27th 2006 by bwbklyn

12. Please, someone tell me how this man is still famous? I really dislike him and really wish him and his overinflated ego would just go away. He is a total jerk in person and I cannot believe that he is even on TV. Those Germans can have him!!!

Posted at 12:41PM on Jul 27th 2006 by Urbabysdaddy

13. Yeah I think that I would have a drink if I was getting a divorce..considering the amount of doe he will have to dish out on the settlement..but I think that his PR persons explanation of why he missed his flight..now that was hilarious...couldn't she just said that hes drunk due to an existing condition-LOL

Posted at 12:45PM on Jul 27th 2006 by wendell dixon

14. People aren't too perceptive huh? He was drinking while on pescription drugs..this would make him appear MORE drunk than he really was. (It's also dangerous) Personally I don't blame the guy. Divorce is HELL and that is no matter which party does the filing. I divorced my first husband 20 yrs. ago and I regret it and miss him everyday. David H. stopped drinking at one point, guess he started again, but again, who can blame him? Alcohol isn't the answer when you are hurting but for many it does temporarily kill the pain of a broken heart and that's my guess as to why he was drinking again. In time he'll be okay..pray for him.

Posted at 12:45PM on Jul 27th 2006 by Meme

15. I agree with other posters who said we should cut this guy some slack. 16 years is a long time for a celebrity to be married, and we have NO idea why it ended -- maybe she cheated on him while he was off judging "America's Got Talent."

If he had gotten all beligerent and diva-ish with the airline for not letting him board, that would be different. But he agreed he wasn't " fit for travel" and accepted his fate like a "real person" vs. a celebrity (D-list as he may be). He handled himself MUCH better than that BEYOCH Monique! She should take some lessons from this guy.

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