Bobbi Storm, a gospel singer, recently celebrated her group Maverick City Music's nomination at the 2024 Grammy Awards as they are now among the contenders for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for the track "God Problems" and Best Gospel Album for "The Maverick Way."
However, upon receiving the news that she's among the nominated artists, she encountered an issue during a flight that almost kicked her off the plane; what happened?
According to Uproxx, the musician took to her official Instagram account the day when the nominations were announced. In the clip she shared with her followers, she could be seen standing in the aisle.
Gospel singer Bobbi Storm nearly kicked off Delta flight for refusing to stop singing. pic.twitter.com/XbRzl83bBd
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 14, 2023
At the time, a flight attendant warned her that if she doesn't follow instructions, she will not take the flight and would be taken out of the aircraft.
The singer followed his orders and went back to her seat before announcing to her fellow passengers that she's nominated for a Grammy Award.
She then sang the song "We Can't Forget Him" on her seat.
Delta Airlines Shares Statement About Bobbi Storm Incident
Following the incident, Delta Airlines, the airline company that warned Bobbi Storm during the flight, issued a statement about the matter.
"Delta has been in contact with the customer. For the safety of our customers and crew, it's always important to follow crew instructions," a spokesperson said.
It appeared that the issue was because she was singing and sharing her Grammy nomination.
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In the short clip, the flight attendant warned her again to be quiet because he's not "enjoying it."
"Please answer my question, are you willing and be able to be quiet right now?" the flight attendant added, then Storm replied: "I'm doing me what the lord is telling me to do."
"At the end of the day God is glorified!!!! Tell me, how are you choosing love on purpose??? Blessings to you all from your #FearlessFlightSinger," she wrote in the caption of her video.
Online Users Were Not Happy
Instagram users took to the comment section to express their feelings about the incident, and most of them were not happy.
"Why is this giving second hand embarrassment," one wrote.
"I'm a Christian and a Flight Att. This is out of order," another one wrote.
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