Flaming Lips Frontman Wayne Coyne Hid A Grenade WHERE At Oklahoma City's Airport?

11/21/2012 10:51 AM ET | Filed under: Music Minute • Wacky, Tacky & True • Legal Matters

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It's like a poorly written episode of Homeland!

TSA caught musician Wayne Coyne yesterday smuggling a grenade past the security checkpoint at Oklahoma City's Will Rogers Airport!!

A GRENADE!!

We knew The Flaming Lips were wacky — they made a six hour song? Oh, cute! — but sneaking grenades onto planes is most certainly not charming!

It's dangerous! And because of his actions, the terminal was temporarily shut down and who knows how that affected OkC travelers!

Delayed or canceled flights before Thanksgiving means people flying home for the holiday spend less time with their loved ones!! What a terrible ripple effect Wayne's actions may have caused!

At least the singer knows he was in the wrong. He posted a quick apology on Twitter along with a picture of him at the airport (above).

He said:

Sorry Sorry Sorry!! Everyone that was inconvenienced because of my grenade at OKC airport!!moby.to/gf33hv

— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) November 10, 2012

The apology is sincere, but still we cannot fathom Wayne ever thought grenades and airplanes were a wise combination!

It's unclear right now what legal consequences he may suffer.

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Fergie_beat_Marios_Ass says – reply to this

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Ever the bully leaving out very important bits of info to sensationalize the story
Jaded Pinkclit Smith says – reply to this

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Re: Fergie_beat_Marios_Ass –
Y'know…you could have told the rest of the story yourself, but I guess you just wanted to be part of the problem. Here's what wasn't told:

Coyne, of Oklahoma City, was on a trip to Los Angeles on Nov. 10 when a TSA agent spotted a hand-grenade in his bag at a security checkpoint.
The agent closed the checkpoint and began protocols for dealing with a live bomb. The TSA explosives expert was not on duty at the time but quickly arrived and determined the grenade, painted gold, had been deactivated and posed no threat. According to police reports, Coyne said the grenade, which had a hole in the bottom, was a gift given to him at a party in Arkansas.
hoochpit says – reply to this

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He should have had a massive beating from all of the other, relevant people whom he caused to be delayed and put out due to his pretentious, i'm the only one that matters, actions. What a joke, fucking doosh. Present or not, any retard knows you can't bring the shit on board, mailing it would have cost him 5 bucks.
teeter totter says – reply to this

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Hope he has to pay for any and all flight change fees, motels, car rentals, etc. caused by his poor judgment.

Bye Bye, Jake Paul! Disney Channel Drops Controversial Star -- He Says He Will 'Focus More On My Personal Brand'

Boy, the timing here sure is curious...

In statements released late Saturday, YouTube star Jake Paul and the Disney Channel mutually announced that they are parting ways, and he will no longer be part of Bizaardvark any more.

This couldn't be because Jake is literally everything that's wrong with YouTube could it?!

Or that he has a little problem with his neighbors and may be facing eviction for acting like a jackass?!

Hey, who knows -- but again, the timing of this announcement is very, very curious.

Here's how Jake shared the news (below):

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