After heroically refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, municipal bus to a white man in 1955, Rosa Parks became one of the most well-known civil rights figures. A white woman recently channeled her inner-Ms. Parks made headlines when she refused to take a seat on a Delta Air Lines trip.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Mail, former actress Patricia Cornwall, now known as “Delta Karen,” was arrested the day before Christmas Eve after getting into an altercation with an older white gentleman as she was making her way back to her seat on a flight from Tampa to Atlanta.
The former Playboy model reportedly asked a flight attendant for assistance to get back to her seat because the beverage cart was blocking her seat. However, she was told to take any empty chair until the refreshment portion of the flight concluded. Seemingly unhappy with the option, Cornwall allegedly asked, “What am I, Rosa Parks?”
Former L.A. Raiders cheerleader caught on video assaulting an elderly man after comparing herself to Rosa Parks during a Delta flight. (Photo: screenshot / Inside Edition’s YouTube)
A nearby passenger, later identified as Russell Miller, overheard Cornwall’s remarks and reportedly told her that “‘it was an inappropriate comment … and that she ‘isn’t black….this isn’t Alabama, and this isn’t a bus,” records showed. He also allegedly told her to “Sit down, Karen” The man called Cornwall a rude name and when he admitted it, a verbal back and forth soon ensued before Cornwall was spotted punching, scratching, and spitting at the 80-year-old man in a now-viral video clip.
After heroically refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, municipal bus to a white man in 1955, Rosa Parks became one of the most well-known civil rights figures. A white woman recently channeled her inner-Ms. Parks made headlines when she refused to take a seat on a Delta Air Lines trip.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Mail, former actress Patricia Cornwall, now known as “Delta Karen,” was arrested the day before Christmas Eve after getting into an altercation with an older white gentleman as she was making her way back to her seat on a flight from Tampa to Atlanta.
