Alec Baldwin advocates for workplace safety following viral United Airlines brawl



Actor Alec Baldwin has weighed in on the importance of workplace safety after video of a bloody United Airlines fight between a passenger and an employee went viral across social media.

What's a brief history here?

According to TMZ, authorities arrested NFL ex-player Brendan Langley — a former Denver Broncos wide receiver — after he was caught on video punching a United Airlines employee during an altercation at a Newark, New Jersey, airport. The report alleged that the male employee slapped Langley before the former football player hauled off and punched the employee, bloodying him and knocking him down.

Police charged Langley with simple assault.

The unnamed employee, the report added, was initially hospitalized and later terminated from his position at the airline. It is unknown at the time of this reporting if the employee is facing any charges in connection with the fight.

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So what did Baldwin say about this?

Baldwin raised many an eyebrow earlier this week after he reportedly commented on a Shade Room Instagram video featuring footage of the fight.

The video, titled, "Viral Video Of Altercation With Former NFL Player & A United Airlines Employee Ends With Him Being Charged for Simple Assault — Employee Not Taken Into Custody But Terminated."

Baldwin was said to have commented on the footage, writing, “The guy working at the airport is the victim. He came to work to do a job. The other guy, with his big mouth, is guilty of workplace abuse, where people come to work with an expectation of safety, even civility. This a**hole who hit this guy should be put on a no-fly list.”

Baldwin would know all about workplace safety issues. The New Mexico Environment Department's Occupational Health and Safety Bureau fined Baldwin's film production, "Rust," more than $130,000 for firearms safety failures after the actor was said to have accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins wbile on set.

United Airlines worker reportedly fired after trying in vain to fight ex-NFL player at airport in one-sided slugfest caught on video



The United Airlines worker caught on video fighting a passenger — who turned out to be an ex-NFL player — at an airport last week has been fired, the New York Post reported.

“United Ground Express informed us that the employee has been terminated,” an airline representative said in an email, the Post said, adding that United Ground Express is a connection subsidiary for United Airlines.

What's the background?

The unidentified UA employee squared off against Brendan Langley, 27, about 11 a.m. Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, the paper said. It's unclear who instigated the dust-up, but the Daily Mail said it's believed to have stemmed from Langley using a wheelchair to transport his luggage instead of a luggage cart.

Langley was the Denver Broncos' 2017 third-round draft pick, played cornerback and returned kicks, and appeared in 16 games for the Broncos in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He's now with the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.

Initially Langley appears to get the better of the employee, slapping him once and punching him several times in the face, sending him backward into the UA counter. But the employee nevertheless marches forward, puts up his fists, and slaps Langley in the face, too:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

After getting slapped, the Langley hollers, "You saw that s**t?" and punches the employee hard in the face, knocking him backward again into the counter. Langley then lands a second punch, and this wallop sends the worker behind the desk, after which he tumbles over an object — his feet swinging back and above his head — and then halls flat on the floor:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

Despite his bloody face and appearing woozy, the UA worker manages to stagger to his feet and come back out and confront Langley again:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

"He wants more!" Langley hollers.

No other violence ensues as another individual — apparently a UA employee — comes into the frame and puts her hand up as if to call an end to the fighting.

Langley loudly adds, "He works at the airport, and he assaulted me!"

Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language):

What happened next?

Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault, TMZ reported, citing police. But the outlet added that the airline employee wasn't arrested despite Langley's claim of not throwing the first punch.

The football player had plenty to say about the incident on Twitter, noting on the day of the incident that "how u start a fight w someone, get beat up to the point where EMS gotta come do ur stitches on sight & somehow u get up saying the other person is weak lol the way ppl perceive things is funny ..."

Langley also called Newark airport "the devil" and told United Airlines "y'all ain't off the hook… worst customer experience in the entirety of my life on Heaven!!!!"

Responding to a TMZ report on the fight, Langley added "its crazy how u can get assaulted by an actual airline employee and defend urself, but media will run the narrative that they want to. This is the problem in our society today smh; don't believe everything u read! @TMZ tbh this is sh**ty of y'all. Taking another man's pain as a joke."

He also said "u can clearly see soooo many @united employees watching everything unfold while I'm basically begging for help. craziest part not one of them helped de-escalate the situation! It was like they wanted it to happen. Like I had a target on my back."

Langley added that "every angle shows me walking away from buddy; I had a whole ass flight that morning I did not want any smoke! He followed me all the way down to the kiosk just to cause me bodily harm. I'm honestly still shocked."

Anything else?

"United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes, and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter," the carrier told the Daily Mail in a statement.

The Calgary Stampeders said they are investigating the incident, the Post said, citing CNN: “The Calgary Stampeders football club is aware of the reports concerning Brendan Langley ... The team is currently looking into the matter in order to learn the full details and will have no further comment until the investigation is complete."

The paper added that Port Authority police have not responded to its inquiry about possible charges against the fired worker.

Report: Former NFL draft pick punches United Airlines worker, knocks him to floor. But bloody-faced employee also gets his licks in, keeps coming for more.



A former NFL draft pick reportedly was caught on video fighting a United Airlines worker — repeatedly punching the UA employee and even knocking him to the floor at one point and bloodying his face. But the airline worker also hit the player and actually came after him after getting punched to the ground.

According to TMZ, the football player is Brendan Langley, a third-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft. He played a bit for the Denver Broncos and now is with the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.

Langley was arrested and charged with simple assault, TMZ reported, citing police. But the outlet added that the airline employee wasn't arrested despite Langley's claim that he didn't throw the first punch.

What went down?

The fight took place at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to the Daily Mail. The date and time of the fight — and who instigated the violence — remain unclear, but clips of the scary dust-up first surfaced Sunday.

Initially the passenger appears to get the better of the employee, slapping him once in the face and punching him several times in the face and sending him backward into the UA counter. But the employee marches forward, puts up his fists, and slaps the passenger in the face:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

After getting slapped, the passenger hollers, "You saw that s**t?" and punches the employee hard in the face, knocking him backward again into the counter. The passenger then lands a second punch, and this wallop sends the worker behind the desk, after which he tumbles over an object — his feet swinging back and above his head — and falls flat on the floor:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

Despite his bloody face and appearing woozy, the UA worker manages to stagger to his feet and come back out and confront the passenger again:

Image source: TMZ video screenshot

"He wants more!" the stunned passenger hollers.

No other violence ensues as another individual — apparently a UA employee — comes into the frame and puts her hand up as if to call an end to the fighting.

The passenger loudly adds, "He works at the airport, and he assaulted me!"

Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language):

Anything else?

According to the Daily Mail, the employee had confronted the passenger over his use of a wheelchair.

"United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes, and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter," the carrier told the Daily Mail in a statement.

Travel website Live and Let's Fly mocked United over the incident, bringing up the airline's “Good Leads the Way" national ad campaign that launched last week and adding that "whatever happened before the video started recording, the United agent could have walked away and called the police. Instead, he chose to fight."