TSA: We're Sorry About the Whole Nipple Thing

Posted Mar 28th 2008 7:30PM by TMZ Staff

Gloria Allred 1, TSA 0!

The Transportation Security Administration has officially changed their screening process regarding nipple rings.

Today they acknowledged that they may have gone too far by having a woman remove her nipple rings during a stop at airport security clearance in Lubbock, TX.

The TSA posted the following statement on their website: "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets the situation in which she found herself. We appreciate her raising awareness on this issue and we are changing the procedures to ensure that this does not happen again."

Hooray for nipples everywhere!

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky and Weird

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1. Gloria Allred is a media prostitute, I don't believe the story.

Posted at 7:35PM on Mar 28th 2008 by FlBiker

2. Oh, whew I can breathe again.

snort

Posted at 7:36PM on Mar 28th 2008 by dreamer

3. fiiiiirrrrssssttttt

Posted at 7:36PM on Mar 28th 2008 by tazo1

4. TMZ--- Please keep us abreast of any new developments.

Posted at 7:40PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Nor Cal Reader

5. if this is true, what have they done about any other "PRIVATE" piercings??!!??

Posted at 7:41PM on Mar 28th 2008 by cyndi

6. I didn't know this was nipple week? I didn't plan on anything to celebrate it.

Posted at 7:52PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Kelli

7. Gloria will do anything for a buck and attention. Now bulldyke lesbians with nipple rings can feel secure at airline screening posts.

Posted at 7:54PM on Mar 28th 2008 by John in San Diego

8. #6 Kelli.....LMFAO!!!!

Posted at 7:54PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Ava

9. TMZ: The Mammary Zone

Posted at 7:54PM on Mar 28th 2008 by CoolGirl2008

10. #6 Kelli

Go rub some ice cubes on those jokers and get up to speed.

Posted at 7:56PM on Mar 28th 2008 by FlBiker

11. My headlights are off. Don't need the ice. I dare all you to though. :P

Posted at 8:04PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Kelli

12. I could go dig out my cone shaped Madonna bra? Just joking!

Posted at 8:06PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Kelli

13. Ok that poor woman. jk she needs to get over it.

Posted at 8:06PM on Mar 28th 2008 by hopeful

14.
The whole thing was trumped up to begin with. The TSA had the guidelines listed on their site about how a person MAY be asked to remove private piercings, and it was on the site BEFORE the woman had the difficulty with security. It's unfortunate that she was embarrassed, but it's ridiculous for Allred to act like the woman was abused or something.

Posted at 8:07PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Allred is an ambulance chaser

15. I told 'ya Gloria was good ! She likes the publicity, it's good for bz. She's not a liar, doesn't pose nude, and has NO sex tapes. She always wins, too.

Posted at 8:14PM on Mar 28th 2008 by Missy

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