South Florida rapper Lil Pump banned from JetBlue after refusing to wear mask on flight

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For refusing to wear a mask as a precaution against COVID-19, South Florida rapper Lil Pump has been banned from flying on JetBlue Airlines, according to media reports.

The 20-year-old rapper was on a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on Sunday when he “became verbally abusive with crew members after being asked multiple times and refusing to comply with JetBlue’s face covering policy,” airline spokesperson Derek Dombrowski told USA TODAY.

“His return reservation was canceled and he is no longer welcome to fly on JetBlue,” Dombrowski added.

Lil Pump, whose given name is Gazzy Garcia, is one of the bigger names to emerge from South Florida’s thriving hip-hop scene in recent years, with his most well-known track, “Gucci Gang,” reaching No. 3 on the Billboard charts.

Pump also made headlines when he appeared on stage in November with President Donald Trump in support of Trump’s reelection. Trump mistakenly introduced the rapper, who was wearing a Make America Great Again hat, as Lil Pimp.

He was also arrested in 2018 in Miami after driving his Rolls-Royce without a license.