Edison Chen allegedly told flight attendant he will make sure she loses her job after she asked him to give way to 'VIP passenger'

Canadian-born Hong Kong singer and actor Edison Chen, 44, allegedly confronted a flight attendant on a Japanese airline during a flight on Jun. 1 from Tokyo to New York.

The confrontation happened over the air stewardess reportedly allowing another Japanese VIP passenger to cut ahead of Chen.

A netizen onboard had posted an account of the situation and a voice recording of the incident on Xiaohongshu.

Netizen's recount of the confrontation

Chen had allegedly become offended and demanded to know the reason the flight attendant had prioritised the other passenger.

The flight attendant said that the passenger was a Japanese VIP. Chen then apparently pulled out his plane ticket and said:

"Why do you want me to move for this man while I'm getting my bag? Because he's a VIP. I'm sorry, can you read (the boarding pass) again? Tell me what that says. Well, is there something above diamond (class)?"

According to the passenger, Chen then allegedly demanded a complaint letter and said that he would make sure the attendant loses her job.

Clarification from Chen's manager

According to Dimsum Daily, Chen's manager explained that Chen had been retrieving his baggage on the plane, but the passenger behind him started moving forward.

Given that the doors had yet to be opened, Chen had "politely asked" if he could get his belongings first.

The flight attendant then came to address the situation, explaining that the passenger was a JMB Diamond member and thus was given priority disembarkation.

The manager stated that the airline and Chen are in communication, and are addressing the situation.

Top image from @edisonchen on Instagram and China Times.