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FAA Spokesperson Takes Back Billy Mays Quote

Posted Jun 28th 2009 2:20PM by TMZ Staff

Laura Brown, the FAA spokesperson who gave TMZ this quote about Billy Mays -- "The passenger needs to wear a seat belt during landing and he didn't" -- now says she didn't say it.

She now tells TMZ, "At this point in time, we cannot have any idea who was or wasn't wearing their seat belt on the plane."

Mays was one of the passengers aboard a plane that landed roughly at Tampa International Airport yesterday. He told a local FOX affiliate he was hit on the head by falling items.

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1. Why would wearing your seatbelt save you from getting hit in the head from something overhead?

Posted at 2:55PM on Jun 28th 2009 by bigorange

2. hmmm, they are trying to cover their azzzzs I mean come on ppl

Posted at 2:47PM on Jun 28th 2009 by sabrina

3. who cares ....

Posted at 2:47PM on Jun 28th 2009 by vanna

4. THIS IS SO SAD

I CANNOT BELIEVE

EVERYONE LETS PRAY MILEY CYRUS DIES NEXT!!!!!!

Posted at 2:51PM on Jun 28th 2009 by SAQUISHA-MISHA

5. What a load of crap. This is why government officials and long time public servants are so wrong with the government. Their first reaction is to deflect everything onto the victim.

Posted at 2:49PM on Jun 28th 2009 by What a farse

6. She is an idiot, she said what she said and there is no taking it back.

Posted at 6:18PM on Jun 28th 2009 by Joe

7. What did Hollywood do to cause this plague upon some of their most famous stars? Who did Hollywood piss off?
I'm not a celebrity but if I were i'd be hiding in a sturdy room surrounded by padding.

These deaths are truly tragic and it's a sucker punch for them being one after the other.
All of the stars will be missed.

Posted at 2:50PM on Jun 28th 2009 by Jessica

8. Laura Brown is a god damned FAA spokesflack b|tch. She lies for them and wants to make herself feel famous.

She knows nothing about what happened on that flight, and only says what her superiors tell her to say.

Posted at 2:50PM on Jun 28th 2009 by BrownNoser

9. THEY KILLED BILLY MAYS!!!

Posted at 2:50PM on Jun 28th 2009 by Jareds

10. I have too say I am really impressed with the speed and accuracy of TMZ's stories. This IS the go-to site for info. I am a huge fan! Hey Harvey!

Posted at 3:14PM on Jun 28th 2009 by neen

11. why would a seat belt save your from things falling from overhead... he probably died from the head trauma like natasha richardson. all these celebrities dying this year is eerie.

Posted at 12:37AM on Jun 29th 2009 by sultrysiren

12. Laura you need to find a different job, you suck as a spokesperson, hint hint FAA...Trying to put blame on Billy and now trying to cover your own ass... sad...

Posted at 2:52PM on Jun 28th 2009 by Longshowerz

13. Great, thanks alot Grim Reaper....now we're stuck with that ShamWow douchebag....awesome just frickin awesome.....

Posted at 2:54PM on Jun 28th 2009 by IH8SHAMWOW

14. weird link between Billy, Michael, and Farrah's deaths...short video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txjgrd507gI

Posted at 2:53PM on Jun 28th 2009 by Gayle and larry King

15. i thought celebrities died in 3's. far more than that have passed this year so far. so much for that saying... he probably died of the head trauma like natasha richardson.

Posted at 2:55PM on Jun 28th 2009 by saddened

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