Berry Gordy's Nephew Was Mitt Romney Foe on Plane

By Marc Schneider Posted Feb 19th 2010 09:28AM

A member of the party rap group LMFAO was the supposed "goon" involved in a plane dust-up with former-and-likely-future presidential candidate Mitt Romney this week, TMZ has revealed.

Sky Blu, real name Skyler Gordy (Berry's nephew), disputes Romney's side of the story -- that he became "physically violent" toward the pol after being asked to raise his seat-back. According to the rapper, it was the Republican former Massachusetts governor that got aggressive with him first in the Monday melee.

Gordy claims Romney began yelling "Sir! Put your seat up!" repeatedly before laying his hands on him.

"I see him reach over and grab my shoulder, and I just react boom," Gordy said in a video confessional, making a gesture suggesting he swiped Romney's hand away from him.

"I didn't take it any further than that, I just told the man not to touch me."

Romney and LMFAO were on the same Air Canada flight (in the economy section) leaving Vancouver, where the Olympics are being held. According to Romney's spokesman, he asked the man sitting in front of him (Gordy) to move his seat up until the flight took off. Violence ensued and Gordy allegedly tried to strike Romney, who supposedly "did not retaliate."

Airport police were summoned and Gordy and his LMFAO band-mate/cousin Stefan Gordy were escorted off the plane.

In the video posted on TMZ, Gordy said that he and Romney had cooled off and agreed to let the incident go. But it was too late, since police had already arrived to take the rapper away to seek another flight. No arrests were made. Gordy called the whole thing "unfortunate" and said he believed Romney was probably a "nice guy."

On Wednesday, Romney decided against pressing charges against Gordy. A wise choice as the politician is busy on a book tour and just yesterday spoke at CPAC, a political convention for conservatives.

LMFAO are known for their party-time-excellent tracks 'Shots' and 'La La La.' Skyler Gordy is Motown founder Berry Gordy's nephew, while Stefan is the music legend's son.

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Friday 19 February

By TomW

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Oh yeah I am sure that Romney decided to get tough with some guy dressed like a rodeo clown. Gordy is hoping that enough of the US media will continue its hate campaign to give him an alibis for his ocnduct. Yeah, that Romney is quite a brawler.

By jessica

That was well put and exactly what I was thinking (minus the cool rodeo clown part).

By beberoni

Its always someone else's fault, isnt it Gordy? Yeah, your the victim. Ive seen this movie before.

By robbashworth

This Rapper's CRAPPER is about as bad as his music. I been around Motown people all my adult life and I don't recall this idiot ever being part of the fray. One would think based on traditioal values HE would use every opportuity to import and or extort family name value.

By OU812IC?

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To TomW:There are always 3 sides to a story, one of them is the truth...Don't judge coz you or I were not there. Don't assume either...I wouldn't put to much faith in either ones story..

By gonzo1

how stupid is this gordy guy ? " i see him reach over and grab my shoulder " ??? excuse me dip sh!t , but would'nt you feel somebody grab " your shoulder " ????? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Linda

What you said, thanks for saying it so well. It'a the typical MO of these kooks.

By Who Cares

That is one ugly MF !

By Hello

Hey LMFAO go get your fame from some one else. Please like Romney is a scrapper especially on a plane........

Saturday 20 February

By Breathe

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Romney may not be a scrapper (looks like he let the police do that for him) but he is full of entitlement. Who is he to demand that the person in front of him put his seat up? And then put his hands on him? If he had a problem, he should have called the flight attendant but people are entitled to put their seats back. Shame on Mitt Romney.

By stephen wixon

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For the record...he is the nephew of (Berry) Gordy, not Barry.

By Gson

Someone asks you to put your seat up before the flight, put your seat up. Because you think you're a tough guy means you can't have any respect for others. The rule is you keep your seat up before you take off.

By tg

It's Berry Gordy not Barry Gordy!
For the love of pete.

By mike

Who'e Pete?

By Alex

Its Pete, not pete...If youre going to love someone, the least you can do is spell his name right... sheesh

By Edso

Who cares?

By Jack Mickle Jr

This is what usually happens when illiterate low-life rapper crap interacts with anyone who is sensible and acting legally. Why not drop kick the rap crap out of this country & into the sea & let the sharks feed forever!!!

By jpuzzlewhiz

Hey tg, where the blazes do you see anyone spelling Berry Gordy's first name with an A rather than the correct letter, E?
Get your eyes checked, buddy.

By charlie

You mean like Dingle Berry?

By Dykes Pruitt

As an airline pilot for over thirty years, I have to say that Romney was right in asking that the seat back be raised. In an emergency evacuation, a lowered seat back impedes movement out of the aircraft. In fact, almost all of the rules that we have for passengers are for their own safety. A passenger disregarding these rules endangers not only himself but those around him. Skyler Gordy seems to be a tad self-centered.

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