Salt-N-Pepa’s Sandra Denton Says Southwest Airways Handled Her Like a Felony

Sandra “Pepa” Denton, 1/2 of Salt-N-Pepa, continues to be shaken and confused by her encounter with Southwest Airways this week, when she says she received handled like a prison with out displaying any prison habits!!!

It is a perplexing story, for positive — however the “Push It” rapper joined “TMZ Live” Wednesday to present us her blow-by-blow account of SW pushing her off a flight Monday headed to Nashville from Las Vegas.

Pepa says she bought 2 seats to present herself additional house for an injured knee, however wasn’t sporting her protecting brace when a flight attendant accosted her over the additional seat.

Pepa tells us earlier than she may course of that fiasco, a flight attendant ordered her off the flight — at which level she began recording on her telephone — and she or he says cops met her within the terminal to escort her outdoors.

As for why she was booted … Pepa is confused, telling us she did not yell at anybody. Independently, we spoke to a different passenger — Shannon McCormack was sitting in the identical row and confirmed she by no means noticed Pepa argue in any respect, till she received the boot.

Shannon says one flight attendant received upset when Pepa stated she was going to report, and advised her she did not have “consent” to movie. Moments later, she says a distinct attendant got here on board and stated, “You, Denton, off!”

Now, Southwest did refund Pepa the $2500 she paid for her 2 seats. The airline tells us police solely received concerned as a result of as soon as she was refunded, she did not have a legitimate ticket, and it is customary for cops to escort unticketed folks from the terminal.

Additional, the airline, claims it eliminated her from the flight as a result of she didn’t take heed to a crew member’s directions. We pressed, however SW wouldn’t say what instruction she did not comply with. Pepa and Shannon do not know both, and each level out she left the aircraft calmly.