DAVID HASSELHOFF - HASSELHOFF 'REFUSED' FLIGHT

HASSELHOFF 'REFUSED' FLIGHT

DAVID HASSELHOFF was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles because he showed up too drunk at London's Heathrow airport, according to reports. The former BAYWATCH star had his travel plans postponed by two hours yesterday (26JUL06) after airport officials declared him unfit to fly. Witnesses tell British newspaper The Sun the 54-year-old, who claims to have beaten his battle with booze, was clearly inebriated and his behaviour startled them. One source, who saw the actor pick up the boss of the airport's duty free shop, said, "He seemed merry. He's a huge fella and the manageress is tiny. He picked her up then put her down." A British Airways spokesman confirmed, "A male passenger was denied boarding on the BA279 Heathrow to Los Angeles service because he was deemed unfit for travel. He was assessed later and passed fit to fly on BA283." Hasselhoff's publicist could not immediately be reached by WENN for comment.