Leanna Perry has not apologized. In the months since she was recorded assaulting a fellow passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight at LaGuardia Airport in June 2025, Perry has made no public statement of remorse, issued no apology to the woman she attacked, and said nothing publicly beyond entering a not-guilty plea to the criminal charges against her. Her silence has held through the viral spread of the video, the filing of a civil lawsuit, and continuing press coverage.
What Perry Is Accused of Doing
Shortly after 1 a.m. on June 17, 2025, Perry boarded Southwest flight 779 at LaGuardia, bound for Kansas City. She was 32 and, according to witnesses and later court filings, visibly intoxicated.1Kansas City Star. Southwest Airlines Flight Incident at LaGuardia After rejecting one seat, she sat near Livia Rombola, a Kansas resident, and launched into what Rombola’s lawsuit called a “profane, violent assault.”2New York Post. Southwest Passenger Livia Rombola Sues Airline After NYC Artist Leanna Perry Assault at LaGuardia
Bystander video showed Perry pulling Rombola’s hair, spitting on her, and shouting insults at her and other passengers. She also made racially charged remarks toward a Black man who tried to intervene.3New York Post. Drunk Southwest Passenger IDd as NYC Artist Leanna Perry Passengers and flight attendants zip-tied her hands behind her back. Port Authority police removed her from the plane on a gurney and took her to a hospital before placing her in custody.1Kansas City Star. Southwest Airlines Flight Incident at LaGuardia
The Criminal Case and Her Not-Guilty Plea
Prosecutors charged Perry with a series of misdemeanors: second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, three counts of third-degree attempted assault with intent to cause physical injury, and three counts of second-degree harassment with physical contact.1Kansas City Star. Southwest Airlines Flight Incident at LaGuardia
At her initial court appearance, Perry pleaded not guilty and was released. She was scheduled to return to Queens Criminal Court on September 3, 2025.2New York Post. Southwest Passenger Livia Rombola Sues Airline After NYC Artist Leanna Perry Assault at LaGuardia That plea is the only on-the-record response she has given to the allegations. No statement of regret, no explanation, no acknowledgment of what the video shows.
The Civil Lawsuit
On August 25, 2025, Rombola sued Perry and Southwest Airlines in New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, bringing claims of physical assault, battery, and harassment against Perry and alleging that Southwest allowed a visibly intoxicated passenger to board and seat herself freely. The complaint says Rombola suffered “serious, severe and painful personal injuries,” some described as permanent, along with emotional distress and reputational harm from the video’s spread.2New York Post. Southwest Passenger Livia Rombola Sues Airline After NYC Artist Leanna Perry Assault at LaGuardia
The reporting reviewed does not reflect any public response from Perry to the civil complaint, any apology filed or offered as part of settlement discussions, or any communication from her legal representation beyond the earlier not-guilty plea.
Silence From Southwest and Her Employers
Perry’s professional work has long been tied to major consumer brands, including Maybelline, MAC Cosmetics, Adidas, Betsey Johnson, Nicole Miller, Target, Vans, Mountain Dew, and 3M.3New York Post. Drunk Southwest Passenger IDd as NYC Artist Leanna Perry None of the companies identified in reporting were documented as publicly cutting ties with her after the incident, and none have been reported as issuing statements of their own.
Southwest Airlines has also declined to comment. The New York Post reported reaching out to the airline and receiving no response.2New York Post. Southwest Passenger Livia Rombola Sues Airline After NYC Artist Leanna Perry Assault at LaGuardia For anyone searching for a public reckoning from the people and companies at the center of this story, there is, so far, nothing on the record.