STEPHEN AMELL Sets the Record Straight on Recent Tabloids

[@thatsjarrod1965]

So rare and refreshing to watch a human being in the year 2021 take accountability for their bad behavior. Now the trick is for the rest of the world to say "oh you fucked up, but no worries you're generally a good dude" and move on without canceling anybody

[@Bloodyheroesandlegends]

👏🏼

[@Erin-Thor]

True! It’s refreshing to see honesty instead of excuses and denial. Queue the applause. 👏🏻

[@Bloodyheroesandlegends]

@@Erin-Thor yeah I wish more people were that honest. I don’t get why people think he told a fake story. Just cause trolls hates his wife but he wouldn’t have stayed with her if they didn’t love each other.

[@jet5299]

I feel bad for actors and actresses because you have to act like a god and can't just be moody because of a Bad day . Everyone has bad days and to act like they should be better than a normal person is stupid.

[@Bloodyheroesandlegends]

@@jet5299 EXACTLY. They’re just humans. It’s just weird how they have to pay harder for a mistake sometimes than actual criminals who aren’t celebrities. Cuz in some cases they get off to easy

[@trevorfrayne6418]

I do appreciate his honesty and owning up to his mistakes. And he talks about learning from his mistakes.

[@joannac7681]

I agree! Love you Stephen ! Thank you for your honesty 💜

[@jordanbergot3500]

Yes that’s why he’s the green arrow

[@bryanwoods3373]

I also like that he doesn't try to say apologizing is enough and that repairing that kind of thing is a long process. You see so many AITA posts where someone hurts someone a long time ago and thinks everything should be fine because it's been a few or ten years but they haven't done anything to make amends or understand why what they did caused the pain. In a way, I don't believe in apologizing because the truest apology is fixing yourself. Words are just words, but actions will still make you a better person down the line.

[@trevorfrayne6418]

@@bryanwoods3373, I like what you said. Saying "I'm sorry" is really only the beginning of correcting things. You can't stop there.

[@cable30]

Guessing since he a star or celeb he aware of limits he able to do and when warned about his actions he goes along to sort stuff. but if was reg person it may have gone the wrong way real fast and then u get ur butt tossed in jail to detox or sober up for the night or let u go home any. but good he admitted to doing wrong and now is aware as to what not to do any.

[@JLPayne_78]

"I had too many drinks in a public place." No good story has ever started that way, lol.

[@helygg8892]

My birth!

[@simonelder8434]

My conception! lol

[@marzigeisha]

I knew Stephen Amell would own his behaviour. He's a good guy and he's always honest. I love him for this reason, he's the best example for being wholly honest, flawed, imperfectly, perfect human. An example to every celebrity but really any human who's ashamed because they made a mistake.

[@RolandHulme]

Seriously, kudos to Amell for taking accountability for his actions. He seems like a decent guy.

[@EELSGT3]

i like you saying seems, too many would say IS without truly knowing him. feel like people put celebrities and even politicians on pedestals far too much that it ruins any useful conversations about them

[@Dilly_Dil1y]

The guy kicks puppies. Just saying

[@temper44]

The guy they sent to chat with Stephen was probably the air marshal, which means the captain had already made a decision. Good thing Stephen didn't mess with him.

[@shelby4771]

I was thinking that too. Good on him for owning up to it, this is why I like CW actors!

[@NickRHT]

@@shelby4771 who don't you like from cw actors, curious to know why?

[@allenb6948]

@@NickRHT guess who made the flash to a family series instead of a superhero series

[@7331warrior]

Why can’t all people be like this. Just be honest

[@joannac7681]

Amen!! Love you Stephen !

[@faithhudson4576]

Right!!! But we live in a country that people want to make excuses after excuses for their behavior!!

[@supafun33]

"Stephen, you have failed this airplane" Just joshing, nice of you to be so humble about this and it seems like you've left this experience with some healthy introspection.

[@Churro_Flaminguez]

This is how you fully own up to your mistakes. He is pretty mature in understanding that alcohol brought out the worst in him, but in not using it as an excuse or a crutch and simply saying, "I wanted to be upset."

[@mikesumrall9233]

This why I like him so much, integrity to own his actions. This is lost on so many people nowadays.

[@RickReasonnz]

Most people would have problems admitting this to a close friend, but for Stephen to do so on a public podcast to the whole world? Pure class. You know he learned from it.

[@leighmonty13]

I've meet him twice at con's and he seems a genuine,nice down to earth guy and we all make mistakes

[@ishaanbakshi4734]

Love that most people are just assuming things rather than having any proof of what happened. You don't know him or his life and it's crap that you feel you have a say in his character when you don't know him personally. Everybody has always had good things to say about him which is more proof than picking and choosing from how he said something off the cuff on a podcast.

[@SNoVa525]

Stephen Amell is cool has fuck for holding himself accountable. None of this is our business, but he's good with explaining it to us & owning up to his fault. Good man! Not everyone can do that.

[@avalumley579]

Thank you Stephen for being honest ,I know you are sorry for what you did ,we all make mistakes that's how we learn .I wish you the very best and hope you can put this behind you .

[@DLLOYD1341]

Love him. Loved him taking responsibility. Will love to watch him in his next professional project because of this interview. P.S. the brothers should do a project together (And by brother I mean Robbie)!

[@jfreese8599]

He is in a show called heels right now.

[@LikesTheBacon]

Also there's a sequel to Code 9 out or coming out

[@lawrencekin02]

It's great to see a celeb like Stephen Amelll owning up to his mistakes and admitting them. That makes him a humble and grounded guy.

[@atomicred1037]

i'm really impressed that he owns it. Not a lot of people including celebrities would go this far in expressing themselves so openly.

[@jean-mi1825]

Now THIS IS WHY people love him ! Never hides his mistakes, apologies for them TO THE RIGHTPERSON(S) as in NO woke BS, never tries to blame anyone else but himself... He's relatable because he never sounds like he thinks himself better than us, and never tries to dismis his responsibilities.

[@theguywithone]

A real man owns his mistakes. He’s human and he made a mistake and he owned up to it willingly. That said, can you imagine if his anger took over and it became physical? I know Arrow was only a tv show, but that training was real. He did most of his own fight scenes. It would have been bad. I’m glad he’s ok and I respect him even more for bringing it up on his own and owning his mistake. Most people don’t do that.

[@sgttau977]

Lots of respect for owning up to your mistake. Everyone makes a bad decision every now and then, the sign of a good person is how they deal with the repercussions.

[@brettcooper3893]

It is a fact that TMZ does purposely try to find the absolute worst photos of people. And I completely understand where Stephen is coming from. I spent my late 20s and all of my 30s being constantly drunk, and I did a lot of things I'm not proud of in hindsight. Absolute fan of Stephen's and I didn't lose an ounce of respect for him when this happened.

[@-The-Stranger-]

This is what an apology actually looks like. Society has to let people be sorry, and stop letting these children "cancel" people. Accept apologies, or none of us are going to get out of this alive, nobody is perfect.

[@ArrowheadAmell]

It is OKAY Stephen. There is nothing to be ashamed of. We are all humans. Your good quality is you realized and accepted your setback publicly and moved forward. Respect 🙌

[@BernieGolgo13]

Stephen Amell will always have my respect and admiration.

[@ismailhaytoumi4557]

Haha! He's definite being Oliver queen at that moment.

[@campbell5511]

W Stephen we need the rest of the world to be like him and own up to his mistakes instead of ignoring them or rejecting them

[@ambzerambzer8800]

I’m so glad this didn’t ruin his career, And it ducks TMZ tried to make it seemed like a worser deal than it was. But TBH even when I read TMZ’s story, I still figured it went the way Stephen is explaining it here. And I’m glad Stephen thought about how his life would turn if he did resist or gave a “Passive aggressive fuck off” it’s good to realise these things first before/instead of doing it. I admire his honesty, and how he’s not turning it into a dramatic story. But I mean imagine this: “Stephen Amell. Got very loud and ranted to his wife whilst intoxicated. Had to be told 3 times to leave a plane. Career ended!” I mean how pathetic would that be?

[@grast5150]

OK Stephen Amell is a really really stand up person. The persona on screen always hinted at that but it is good to see a decent and kind person under the character. Later.

[@marcm83]

Wow. Love the sincerity. I too have been this person.

[@strikeforcealpha9343]

Stephen was great as Arrow, I loved the first few seasons.

[@cj_protein]

Accountability 101. Mad respect gained here

[@zenithquasar9623]

Literally just clicked for the T2 t-shirt!

[@rhymeandreasoning]

He is extremely good looking. And the "T2" t shirt👍👍👍

[@av8tore71]

He maned up! Good for him

[@kurtiswatson97]

One of a few actors that won't bs about their fuck ups. Respect.

[@marzigeisha]

Not just said FO, but by gods Stephen could fight and hurt someone. I'm glad he behaved and held it together.

[@d.c.5842]

Stephen, keep your chin up! Everyone on this planet makes mistakes, it’s as simple as that 🎤👇🏾

[@TD5rage]

Good on Stephen for being a decent person when he knew he was in the wrong he accepted it and dealt with it properly. He didn’t try and claim privilege or entitlement over anybody. 👍

[@cable7152]

Me realizing throughout this clip, Michael is wearing a shirt with a plane on it, no regrets

[@macrichardson7440]

Higher ground man. Higher ground. I always expect you to be there. We all make mistakes. You were an integral part of my wedding. So you will always be special dude !

[@chrisfoxwell4128]

If his wife is harbouring bad feelings about this incident either the incident was bigger than he's describing or runs way deeper than this one time.

[@courtalley7361]

who was the guest that he said constantly said, "I don't want to talk about it"?

[@MildreChávezPaez]

Me alegro eres un hombre genial me encantaria que todos los hombres fueran como tu pero eres genial a gas lo que hagas eres el mejor

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I LOVE STEVE AMELL. HE IS A CUTE KID.

[@Funkybassuk]

Cool guy. Best of luck.

[@BibleBreakout]

What’s wrong with the middle seat of row 17? Great seat in my opinion.

[@mhhayes2]

I actually laughed out loud when I read that. Well done sir!

[@hellomark1]

He's probably 100% used to flying first class everywhere, but to get home he just grabbed the first thing that was available, was his point. Not such a big deal for us plebs who just take seats where we can get them, but a bigger deal for him.

[@BT-ch9gf]

Because he fly's first class.

[@sincerlyeric6585]

Did I mishear it or didn't he say "Cause I went from Middle Seat of Row 17 to not knowing how I was going to get home." Meaning that was his seat and then he didn't have one.

[@byMidnyt]

@@sincerlyeric6585 he was sitting in the middle of row 17 on the next flight he booked because he wanted to get home ASAP. Not only is he probably used to flying first class, but he's not exactly a small dude. As a 5'2" female, I feel squished on planes. I can't imagine how a buff 6'1" dude feels crammed into one of those seats.

[@newdrew2744]

You're human! Don't feel bad my dude! 👊🏽💚

[@kennethsmith1497]

Did anyone else notice that Michael was wearing an airplane shirt? I

[@joeysantos3978]

We’ve all been there at least once glad I owned up , if I act like an ass I’ll always own up to it might take me an hour or 24 but it’s the right thing to do I hate the individuals who never own up to their mistakes those are infuriating

[@KillerFknWolf]

can only hope this has been a learning experience. given his fighting abilities etc it could have been worse than a "casual fk off" to the guy.

[@spencerschwartz5516]

I think a lot of people are trying to make this worse than it is. It’s not difficult to believe that a person who’s drunken too much can become belligerent and get upset over minor things. I think it takes balls to own up to it. Especially on a broadcast. I also don’t think he was upset just because it happened in public but because he feels it doesn’t represent who he is as a person. I don’t know the guy but that’s just my theory.

[@lawrencedalimonte4420]

This cancel culture stuff is insufferable. The good news is we are all irredeemable jerks and don't have to worry about sullying our good name because I guarantee that everyone has had a moment in their life they are not proud of. And I bet its more than just one for the vast majority of people.

[@juangazol4997]

so refreshing in this day and age of self entitled men childs and karens to have someone own up for their screw ups

[@MitchSendowski]

"You failed this flight"

[@MrSqurk]

I don’t think I have ever heard a celebrity own up to something like that before. It actually sounds like he brought it up just so he could remove any possible blame from his wife.

[@xfuturetrunksx6836]

Fuck the news your the best Stephen, and honestly if this is all you have to apologize for then your doing pretty fucking good brother.

[@J.Artan6]

Wait..so he’s human like the rest of us?

[@laurahigdon9904]

Honestly you just really shouldn't drink if you've got some sort of problem anxiety tension it always brings out the worst in all of us

[@wilg1164]

good on him.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

tbh, i don't understand why alcohol is served at airports or on planes

[@Johan-fv9zp]

A true Man

[@BT-ch9gf]

Does he turn into Oliver Queen when he gets mad? Lol

[@dianesmith8887]

I love him

[@fotisxevgenis]

Respect!

[@shelbyindianajones3226]

Seriously though, planes are horrible...not the staff so much but the other flyers. Love you Steven

[@King_Mac80]

I'm assuming the person who approached him was a U.S. Marshall, happy this incident didn't end violently and it appears things between him and his wife worked out.

[@Dan_D380]

Manning up. He's a solid dude

[@Mister_Mag00]

shame we never go the real lex vs oliver

[@TheRubyTuesday]

Interesting comment about boundaries.

[@iamextremest]

Good for Stephen. Seemed genuine and realized a mistake was made. We a make mistakes. Some dumber than others. Yeah this was dumb and embarrassing but not the worst thing or even close, by far. Only thing that makes it seem so bad, is he is in the public eye as an actor. Maybe not an a list. Maybe not a b lister, I don't know, but still in the public eye. Good for you man. And fyi. I don't use social media at all, especially Twitter. But it seems like such a dumbass app, like Twitter, seems to get most famous people in trouble because they have no self control and will speak out of emotions and put it out online via Twitter or other social media. Which is always a dumb idea

[@jamesgirl208]

He's putting so much emphasis on this being public. What does he do when he drinks too much in private?

[@TVOR]

Apparently didn't learn his lesson. Started attacking his followers on instagram a few weeks latter.

[@calebmcclure3893]

Oliver Queen up to those shenanigans again

[@kihaakui792]

Everyone has their days. Celebrities just get recorded or reported more often.

[@MtnRangeLivingRoom]

Wow. Row 17. Poor guy.

[@SigmaLiving]

I appreciate his acknowledgement. However, it really isn't difficult to not be an asshole in public... Sorta makes me believe he's an asshole in private and is just upset that TMZ got the footage. It's unfortunate, I absolutely loved him in Arrow!

[@herosjourney8725]

Agreed, he may be an asshole.

[@williamcowell1889]

I like that he owned up to it but you’re definitely right about him being an asshole. To be kicked off a flight no matter how drunk you may be, you have to be acting like a huge dick.

[@dfunkt2291]

I concur. If people listened to his words rather than hero worshipping his body, they'd note little things that indicate he's regularly a jerk when drunk and regularly does this to his wife... otherwise she likely would've reacted remotely surprised, nope she's used to it. He's literally admitted he's there in concern for his career, and he's owning actions that he can't actually deny because they were public and recorded. Not super noble. If he makes actual changes and this acts as a wake up call, good for him. I wouldn't hold my breath though...

[@ambzerambzer8800]

Every single person can be an asshole. And is an asshole sometimes.

[@herosjourney8725]

@@ambzerambzer8800 we are aware of that. The proof in the video shows its not that simple.

[@centigradz2centigradz289]

Drunk men firing verbal abuse at their wife. Blaming it on the alcohol. I hope he doesn't do it too often or ever again. He was great in arrow. Cheesy show but he worked really hard. I hope he doesn't turn out like rhyes Meyers.

[@josephmassaro]

Drunk...people. My mother was an alcoholic and she verbally abused my father on the regular. Don't ever think it only flows one way.

[@peymanyaghoubi6560]

It’s ok Stephen , happens , And also why tmz does this ? Don’t they know how horrible it can be and how damaging it can be ?

[@stankdelicious6479]

This is what happens when mess around in the wrastling game….

[@Harvey_01]

Ha, ha, ha, ha misdirected anger. Non belligerent kind. Good for you ✌❤😎

[@foleylione]

He’s coming clean bc he’s cool like that. He’s coming clean bc his wife wants that shit in the record. Lol

[@jeremy-thomas7265]

ive been on a plane maybe once

[@razzlesquad5001]

Nice

[@blacktionjackson7133]

Let's put this in perspective here. Dude was loud on a plane. He didn't really do no wrong. He was just a bit overbearing. This ain't a big deal. As a matter of fact, I'd like to see some more rockstar behavior from people once in awhile. We need some more shit disturbers out here. There's WAY too much soft serve in the world right now.

[@matt00041]

See, I don't drink, so I can't use the excuse that I was drunk. My only excuse is that I'm mean and loud.

[@somebuddyX]

I feel for him in that he made a mistake, but who hasn't. Most of us plebs have probably done more heinous crap, it's just not posted on the internets for gawkers to see.

[@miggyz9052]

Got damn he is sexier now.

[@DEAFNR]

A drunk wife abuser turns you on? Then good news for you

[@Axel1051]

At the end of the day Stephen clearly drank too much and had a bad moment. That’s no excuse for his behaviour but it happens to everyone. At least he had the decency to hold his hands up and take accountability. He will look back on the incident for the rest of his days and be enormously embarrassed and ashamed, because that’s the kind of person he is. He knows he screwed up, but you have to respect him for admitting it and taking the consequences.

[@kingarthur2195]

We miss you Oliver queen I mean Stephen amell

[@boomer2095]

He handled it better then Alec Baldwin did being kicked off his plane for playing his stupid little iPhone game. We now now that the flight attendant literally dogged a bullet knowing Alec’s propensity for guns . Steven nailed it when you are privileged as an actor sometimes you blur the line between treated like a celebrity and believing that you are all important. You learn as a child you are not the center of the universe, but it is easy to forget when you are the lead in a tv series that centers around you. I am glad Steve learned from this

[@devilghostface8798]

He shouldn't have acted like that in the first place .

[@joemartini8775]

Remember kayfab dude

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Wow

[@herosjourney8725]

Got damn it amell. Now i dont know if i can trust you or not. (Not a joke.) I see the comments below and this does make us wonder if he is a asshole in private.

[@thefaytleingod]

Everyone saying he’s a good guy for taking responsibility. Wtf. Putting everyone out because you’re angry at something that has nothing to do with anyone there. This guy is only owning up because he caught publicly, does not make him a good guy just another entitled celebrity everyone seems to make excuses for

[@stevek3173]

Let me guess...cacan't handle Hard Liquor?? most people can`t!

[@jasonbaldini]

I didn’t hear about because there’s been a lot of planes issues since US went tyrannical.

[@slamtilt01]

He should have just said that he is so method that he was still in character. That he was pretending to be his heels character cutting a promo for his next pay per view.

[@blaedashfield9005]

green arrow u have failed this city hahahaha

[@PC-vg8vn]

Guy takes responsibility for his own bad behaviour. wow

[@3rdcoastpapi]

The green arrow