Bebe Rexha Says She Was 'Threatened' by Airport Security and Banned from Flight in Germany After Speaking Albanian

Mar. 15, 2025

Bebe Rexha attends the 2024 BMI Pop Awards on June 4, 2024.Photo:Lester Cohen/Getty

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Bebe Rexhais alleging that she was the victim of a “hate crime.”

The"I’m Good"singer, 34, shared a tearful message with fans on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, Aug. 17, claiming she was “threatened” and banned from a Lufthansa flight at Germany’s Munich Airport after she spoke to a “security agent” in Albanian.

Rexha’s revelation came alongside a video of her crying in the airport, in which she told fans “the supervisor” of the flight was threatening her.

“I’ve been threatened because I thought the security agent was Albanian,” she wroteover the clip. “I spoke to him in Albanian asking where to get my ticket and now he is banning me from the flight.”

The pop star elaborated in a follow-up Instagram Stories post that she believed “this to be a hate crime because I am Albanian.”

In a statement provided to PEOPLE on Sunday, a spokesperson for Lufthansa said the airline “contacted Bebe Rexha directly yesterday to understand the situation and are conducting an internal review on the matter.”

“As an international airline, we connect people and countries around the globe,” the statement continued. “Our guests and employees come from all over the world. Diversity and equal opportunity are core values for our company and our corporate culture. We do not tolerate any discriminatory behavior of any kind.”

PEOPLE also reached out to Munich Airport for comment on Sunday, Aug. 18, but did not immediately hear back.

Bebe Rexha shares Instagram statement about Lufthansa and her experience at Munich Airport.Bebe Rexha/Instagram

Bebe Rexha/Instagram

Rexha is of Albanian-North Macedonian descent, as her father is from North Macedonia and her mother was born in the U.S. with Albanian roots,perBillboard.

In her most recent Instagram Stories as of Sunday afternoon, Rexha wrote that she has “never been so emotionally drained,” as she explained that the airline “direct messaged” her.

“But I urge them to do a full investigation on finding out who this man who was abusing his power is,” Rexha wrote. “An ‘I’m sorry’ is not gonna cut it this time.”

source: people.com