California rapper Desiigner has been charged with exposing himself and masturbating on a Delta flight from Japan to the Twin Cities.
Sidney Royel Selby III was charged Monday in U.S. District Court of Minnesota with misdemeanor indecent exposure in connection with the April 17 incident from Tokyo to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The 25-year-old is perhaps best known for the single “Panda,” which gave him a 2017 Grammy nomination.
According to the criminal complaint, Selby was seated in the plane’s first-class area when, around 60 to 90 minutes after takeoff, he exposed himself to a flight attendant. She told him, “no,” and he covered himself up. About five minutes later, the woman and another flight attendant saw him masturbating. He again was told to stop and that he was going to be arrested.
After Selby exposed himself a third time, he was moved to the back of plane with his two security guards. A jar of Vaseline fell into the aisle when he got up to move seats. Selby later apologized to airplane staff for his behavior.
Selby was detained and interviewed by an FBI agent when the plane landed at MSP-International. The rapper said he became aroused by the flight attendants and that he exposed what he called his “magic stick” to them because “I didn’t have (sex) in like a week.”
Selby was released without being jailed. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days in jail and a $500 fine. A court appearance is not listed in court documents.
