is back in the headlines after a bizarre appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival in , where she appeared out of sorts while hosting a Q&A session with filmmakers.
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Natasha Lyonnes Odd Behavior Sparks Fan Worries
Natasha Lyonne is back in the headlines after a bizarre appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, where she appeared out of sorts while hosting ...
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The 47-year-old actress on Thursday chat with filmmakers Steve Happi and Dione Roach about their documentary Jail Time Records, which tells the story of a recording studio located in the New Bell Prison in Cameroon, Africa.
A polite Lyonne maintained a slow, subdued pace as she spoke onstage, asking Happi and Roach about various aspects of the doc in a clip obtained by TMZ.
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'So, what's happening right now, you know?' Lyonne, who's been seen on Russian Doll and , asked the filmmakers. 'Where do you go from here?'
Happi said it was 'exciting' as he prepared to screen the doc - which won the prize for Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival - in other festivals.
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Lyonne and the festival for further comment on this story.
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Natasha Lyonne, 47, is back in the headlines after a bizarre appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival Thursday, where she appeared out of sorts while hosting a Q&A session with filmmakers. Pictured Saturday in NYC
The Poker Face actress asked the directors about details of the doc shot at the New Bell prison - described in a logline as 'one of the most overcrowded prisons in the continent' - with almost 6,000 prisoners living in a facility 'built for a capacity of 800.'
The actress chat with filmmakers Steve Happi and Dione Roach about their documentary Jail Time Records , which tells the story of a recording studio located in the New Bell Prison in Cameroon, Africa. Pictured June 6
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A number of reactions trickled in on X from fans as footage of the appearance circulated, with some people expressing concern for Lyonne's health
Lyonne stepped out at a Planned Parenthood gala in New York April 15
The outing at the New York City film festival came less than two months after the American Pie star was following an onboard disturbance that caused a delay of more than an hour before departure.
She addressed the episode with an attempt at humor, delivering a series of cringe-worthy jokes about the ordeal during the Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s Spring Into Action Gala
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While taking the stage to pay tribute to honoree Pink, Lyonne told the audience, 'Talk about a legend. She, like me, does not put up with people telling her what to do, how to act, or what to say... or when to fly'; (pictured April 7)
She also made light of the incident in an interview with Page Six, after the outlet asked how she was faring in the aftermath.
She also made light of the incident in an interview with Page Six after being asked how she was faring in the aftermath, quipping, ‘Oh, you mean my flight plans? My performance art piece?’ before adding, ‘It’s been a doozy,’ Lyonne said; (pictured April 13)
During the incident, Lyonne was reportedly seen appearing ‘out of it’ as she prepared to depart Los Angeles on April 7, just hours after attending the Euphoria season three premiere in Hollywood.
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Earlier in the evening, Lyonne had shocked fans when she walked the red carpet flashing her braless bust in a mesh top, as she plugged her role in Euphoria. Above, with Brian Grazer
She eventually made it to New York City as she appeared on the red carpet of documentary Lorne in the Bronx on Thursday night
'We have a passenger who, for whatever reason… wouldn’t follow some basic commands… we had a passenger who didn’t seem up to the task tonight, so that’s why they were asked to be booked on another flight,' the captain reportedly said.
The incident comes three months after Lyonne revealed she had suffered a relapse after being sober for nearly 10 years - pictured April 7
A witness observed Lyonne being given instructions by multiple flight attendants, and the actress was reportedly dozing off during the mishap. She was heard telling flight attendants at one point: 'Ah! You scared me!'
Lyonne added: 'If no one told ya today, I love you. No matter how far down the scales we have gone, we will see how our experience may help another. Keep going, kiddos. Don't quit before the miracle. Wallpaper your mind with love. Rest is all noise and baloney.'
To one devotee, she wrote, 'Love ya back,' and to another, she confided, 'We need better systems and to end shame — bill the Sacklers and stilettos or something but don't @ me for getting honest.'
The New York City native took to social media in January saying she felt better after her relapse
She was heard telling staff after apparently getting startled at one point: 'Ah! You scared me!'
Lyonne was making headlines in the early to mid-2000s but not the nice kind: a drunk-driving arrest, a run-in with a neighbor resulting in a court appearance, hospitalization for hepatitis C, a collapsed lung, infective endocarditis and later open-heart surgery to correct damage done.
In 2006, at age 27, she checked into an inpatient rehab for treatment for her drug and alcohol abuse.
'Eventually, I made it through those dark nights of the soul,' Lyonne told The Times in 2024.
Lyonne has seen a career resurgence in her 40s, and recently she has shifted her focus away from starring roles to directing, writing and producing, such as the 1980s-set boxing film Bambo.
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