While most of us were being surrounded with love by our family, friends and significant others this weekend, director Kevin Smith was certainly NOT feeling the love from Southwest Air. The famed director (Clerks, Dogma) tweeted his frustration after a flight attendant asked him to leave the plane because he was "too fat" for his seat.

Smith, who usually purchases two seats per flight for comfort and shyness issues, flew standby for this particular flight, and was only given one seat due to high capacities. After being kicked off the flight, he voiced his frustration by tweeting "You [messed] with the wrong sedentary processed-foods eater!" along with a picture of him on the flight.

Moments after his tweet, the social media storm began brewing, with thousands of people lashing out against Southwest. The airline quickly retaliated via Twitter, explaining that his being asked to leave was for the "safety and comfort of all customers," but all the while issuing numerous "heartfelt apologies" to @TheKevinSmith and promising to do whatever it took to make it up to him. It wasn't long before they posted an explanation/apology post on their official company blog.

This embarrassing mishap gained a tremendous amount of chatter in the media, but seemed to be clearing up after a day or so of banter and opinions coming from all sides. However, the fun was just getting started for Smith, who received a phone call from a Southwest rep nearly two days later, explaining that the REAL reason he was asked to leave had less to do with his size, and more to do with politics (none of which was based on his celebrity, but rather the fact that he was in the first row). Smith said he understood, and swore that he wouldn't sue the airline, but requested they clear the air and write a piece that states he was NOT in fact, Too Fat To Fly, as he had been dubbed by the media.

The article they released was kind, but didn't exactly spell it out to his liking. However, after a weekend of defending himself and pleading with Southwest Air to have a statement issued that he was not too fat for his seat, Smith posted a final blog on the matter and now seems ready to put the whole mess behind him. He writes, "Tomorrow? Let’s Tweet about other stuff, shall we?"

So what's your final word on this situation? Was Southwest in the wrong for singling him out, or should Smith have taken better precautions when making his flight arrangements? Do you think the airline handled the situation well, or should they have taken a different route?

via People