William Shatner Leaves Too Much Space Between Himself And His Pants
Captain’s log, stardate 0612
On my way through security at LAX, when pulled aside for a pat down. Alas, my pants failed me, and I was not able to beam them up in time, resulting in onlookers getting a glimpse of uranus.
Thankfully, tasers were set to off.
Star Trek legend William Shatner was left nursing a bruised ego when his trousers fell down during an airport security check in front of dozens of fellow travellers.
The actor was queuing at Los Angeles International Airport to catch a flight to South Africa when he was singled out for a search by officials.
He had decided to wear loose-fitting clothing for the journey and did not have a belt holding his pants up – and he was left red-faced when they fell down, exposing his underwear.
Shatner says, “It was awful to have people looking at me with my pants down, probably the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to me… It was a long flight so I wanted to wear loose clothing because I didn’t want anything to bind me.”
In other words, he lost command..of his pants.
My theory is his pants couldn’t contain the awesomeness of the man who is William Shatner.
For the record, William Shatner has a sense of humor, and tweeted this about the incident.
My wardrobe malfunction @ LAX is making the rounds online For those that were witness I apologize. For those that kept staring shame on you!
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 29, 2012
I always thought if William Shatner had a wardrobe malfunction, it would involve his toupe.
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Correction: phasers were set on “stun.”
Joke of the month!
lolz
“probably the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to me”
He obviously never sat down and watched the TJ Hooker episodes he filmed in the 80s.
I’m glad airport security was on the case. Shatner is obviously a very dangerous character and someone you should pull out of line and do a careful search. I feel much better about flying, now that I know they have rock solid criteria in how they choose who to search.