L.A. food stylist pulled from flight for 'Atom Bomb' tattoo


Pearson was temporarily asked to step off the plane and learned that another passenger had reported him for suspicious behavior, and noted that he had the words "Atom Bomb" tattooed across his fingers. Questioned by the captain and the flight attendant, Pearson explained that the tattoos referred to a childhood nickname. After answering a few more questions, Pearson -- who is a frequent Delta passenger and has flown over 142,000 miles with the airline this year alone -- was allowed to return to his seat.

"I was just shocked," Pearson said. "All eyes were on me, I felt everyone staring at me and I was like, 'I didn't do anything.' " Before the plane took off, he twittered: "Just pulled off delta flight, passenger said I was suspicious looking due to my tattoos @DeltaAssist not happy at all #goldmedallion fail"

When he landed in Memphis, he had over 150 e-mails asking him what happened, and learned that his Tweet had exploded on the social media venue. It was "reTweeted" by many in L.A.'s close-knit food world, where Pearson is well-known for his stylish presentation of food so that it can be photographed for glossy magazines, advertisements and cookbooks. (It was laughable to many that the colorful Pearson could be considered a safety threat.)


Click the link at the top to see his tattoos.

^^ Seriously?? So all you have to do now is WRITE the word "bomb" to get questioned??

That is the state of the American psyche.

The guy looks like Adam Savage gone rogue.

Yea cuz I would pick him for a terrorist any day. Seriously? Are people stupid? If you are going to try to blow up a plane you are going to try to look as normal and low key as possible so that way no one will suspect you. Dummies.