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Tiffany Gomas is the Dallas, Texas, marketing executive who was captured in a viral video telling fellow passengers on an airplane, “That motherf***** back there is not real,” according to The New York Post and a police report published on Substack.
The video was viewed millions of times and sparked memes and news headlines all over the country, but the identity of the distraught passenger on Flight 1009 from Fort Worth to Orlando, Florida, was unknown to the general public. The Post reported that Gomas was identified in police documents.
Gomas has now released an apology video:
I apologize and take accountability for my actions, they were uncalled for. My very worst moment was captured on video. Although the memes have been amusing, the flipside has been cruel. I’m thankful for my friends and family for supporting me through this. This experience has…
Body cam footage obtained by News Nation shows Gomas swearing at an officer and saying that her father is a police officer:
According to public records, Gomas is 38 years old. A police report obtained by journalist Bree A. Dail and posted to her Substack account also identifies the woman as Gomas. Dail first reported the information on July 21, 2023. Gomas has given no public statement on the incident.
“My life has been blown up. It’s frightening. Things go viral and everything changes,” Gomas told Daily Mail. “No one knows anyone else’s story, and no one should judge. No one knows what it’s like.” She told Daily Mail, “So much of what’s out there is inaccurate,” but declined to comment further.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Tiffany Gomas Is Accused of Saying ‘There’s a Reason Why I’m Getting the F*** Off’ in the Viral Video
In the video, the woman identified as Gomas by The Post and in the police report says, “I’m telling you, I’m getting the f*** off, and there’s a reason why I’m getting the f*** off and everyone can either believe it or they can not believe it.”
“I don’t give two f****, but I am telling you right now – that m*****f***** back there is NOT real,” she continued, pointing toward the back of the airplane. “And you can sit on this plane and you can die with them or not. I’m not going to.”
The way the whole plane looked back lmao
Heavy has contacted the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport police to obtain their police report on Gomas. Dail posted screenshots of it on her Substack page.
The report says that the female passenger in the July 2, 2023, incident “refused to speak to officers and left the area” when they responded to a report of a “disturbance on the aircraft” and saw her standing on the jet bridge.
The report says Gomas “appeared extremely distraught, crying and repeating the flight was not safe and would not make it to Florida.” The officer gave Gomas “a verbal criminal trespass notice, explaining she was denied boarding and needed to depart the secure side of the terminal,” the report says, adding that “Gomas complied” and was escorted to the public side by officers.
2. Tiffany Gomas Was Named a ‘Watchable Young Leader’ When She Served as Vice President of a Marketing Company & Then Founded Her Own Firm
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According to The New York Post, Gomas is “a marketing executive who served as vice president of Elevate Brand Marketing.” That firm is located in Dallas.
A LinkedIn page in the name Tiffany Gomas says that she now runs her own marketing company called Uppercut Marketing. The page reads, “Top-Performing Sales Leader, Fortune 50 Account Manager & Project Management Executive with fifteen years of professional experience. Successful track record of increasing revenue by strengthening client relationships, acquiring major clients, and expanding account contracts. Planned and managed large-scale events/projects.”
Some of her other social media accounts – Facebook and Pinterest – are deleted. Her Instagram page is private.
Gomas was named a rising star and “watchable young leader” by PPAI Magazine in 2017.
“Tiffany has built a sales portfolio and track record that rivals account managers with decades in the business,” nominator Dave Sedlin, who works at Elevate Brand Marketing, told PPAI.
“Tiffany is client-focused beyond compare,” Sedlin told the outlet. “Whatever it takes to deliver on strategy, on time and on budget, it gets done.”
3. Tiffany Gomas, Who Attended Oklahoma State University & Lives in a $2 Million Home, Described Herself as ‘Eager to Please’
Another sign that the lady freaking out on the plane was a psyop
Comedian Carrot Top just happened to be on that same flight. Here he is giving a eye witness account to the “incident”.
The LinkedIn page says that Gomas attended Oklahoma State University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Merchandising and Marketing in 2007.
She listed Chi Omega under society involvement on the LinkedIn page. Daily Mail reported that she lives in a $2 million home.
“Fresh out of college at Oklahoma State University, Tiffany Gomas joined a recruitment firm in her hometown of Dallas, but quickly realized it wasn’t the right fit. Her sister-in-law introduced her to a local distributor and eventually she landed a job there,” the PPAI Magazine article says, quoting her as saying, “I was eager to learn, eager to please and eager to take on more.”
According to the magazine, her largest client was Microsoft.
The article says she “relocated from Dallas to Seattle to be near her client’s headquarters. The move helped make her an instrumental part of the team as Microsoft rolled out its new store model to compete with Apple. Later, when she decided to move back to Dallas to work for Elevate Brand Marketing, she was able to bring the Microsoft business with her.”
The comedian Carrot Top claimed in a Twitter video that he was on the plane. “Some woman lost her marbles,” Carrot Top said in the video. He confirmed that he was headed to Orlando, calling her a “f****** lunatic lady.”
4. Tiffany Gomas Described Her Mother as Her Inspiration, Saying Her Mom Was Her ‘Sanity’
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In the PPAI article, Gomas described her mother as her sounding board, saying, “My mother—for so many reasons. Her courage and conviction are second to none. She is the first to lend a hand when someone needs help. ”
She added: “She’s my sounding board, my sanity, my coach, my confidante. She’s simply amazing.”
A 2016 post on Exhibitor Online called Gomas “Tiffany Gomas, Vice President Client Services, a 10-year expert in the promotional products industry.”
A 2000 article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, accessed through Newspapers.com, says she was a high school basketball player.
5. Tiffany Gomas Is Accused of Saying the Incident Sparked Over an Argument Involving Wireless Headphones
Twitter (@Bornakang )Tiffany Gomas, according to the New York Post.
The Post reported that Gomas told police the incident “was sparked by an argument over wireless headphones.”
The report obtained by Dail says that an American Airlines supervisor “stated the female passenger was arguing with a family accusing them of stealing her air pods. The female then started claiming that the aircraft was not safe and did not want the aircraft to leave due to her believing it would not make it to its destination.”
The flight attendants felt the aircraft “needed to be rescreened,” the report says, adding that the flight attendant “explained that the passenger was denied boarding and they wanted her escorted to the public side.”
After officers’ initial interaction with Gomas, according to the police report, Communications “advised that Gomas kept going through the TSA Checkpoint and attempting to make her way to the secure side of the terminal.”
She was found sitting on the curb of the public side waiting for an Uber, according to the report. She was not arrested, Daily Mail reported.
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