In a video that recently went viral, a woman decided that she would take it upon herself to harass an elderly man over his in-air mask-wearing habits during a flight from Tampa to Atlanta.
The woman has now been identified as former NFL cheerleader Patricia Cornwall.
The Daily Caller reported, Cornwall, whose stage name was Patty Breton back in the day, appeared on “Baywatch” and “Married… with Children” in the 1990s, and appeared in the Playboy films “Playboy: Cheerleaders” and “Playboy: Women Behaving Badly,” according to her IMDB page. In the latter, she was in the “All Wet” segment.
The video shows the 51-year-old Cornwall standing in the aisle next to the man’s seat demanding that he pull his mask up. Eventually, the encounter became much more violent. After the man called the former cheerleader a “b—-h,” she struck him. The altercation continued and after he told Cornwall that she’d be arrested for assault when they landed, she spat in his face.
Ironically, the woman was terribly concerned with whether the man was wearing a mask, but had her own mask down for the entirety of the video. The hypocrisy elevates when she spits on him, spreading her bodily fluids to him, and potentially spreading COVID-19.
It was not until Cornwall was dragged away by flight staff that the encounter finally ended. Words were exchanged and the man called her names, but never raised a finger against her.
According to CNN, the Los Angeles resident now faces federal charges for her violent actions. Cornwall is accused of “assault by striking, beating, or wounding R.S.M. in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States,” a misdemeanor according to the complaint.
The woman first appeared in an Atlanta federal court Monday but was not required to submit a plea. If evidence prevails, and the 51-year-old celebrity is found guilty, she could be subjected to up to one year in prison or a $100,000 fine.