2006 I was flying to Las Vegas with my fiancee to get married, departing DIA. He had a key fob on his keychain, you know the kind for pills? We were pulled out of the security line because the TSA agent said he 'thought' he could smell marijuana in the key fob, but the key fob was empty, totally shiny clean inside. The TSA agent ran over to this cop, who ran my fiancee's driver's license and he had some stupid warrant out on him because of a traffic ticket he had spaced out on (idiot). There were like 300 people in the security line watching as I sat there crying hysterically and two of the biggest cops I have ever seen came out of some hidden elevator, cuffed my fiancee, and took him to jail. Thankfully, I got him out the same day, we went to Vegas and got married. WHAT A NIGHTMARE. I was left at the airport all by myself, crying so hard, at 7:00 A.M. We had gotten a ride there so I had to call someone, wake them up, and have them come all the way to get me and our luggage. Humiliating.

Many wigs have metal clips used to attach the hair piece to the underlying hair on the head. These metal clips can set off a sensitive metal detector.

This story is un be weave able.

I was going thru security at Las Vegas airport, when the Lady scanning luggage yelled "She's has a gun!!!" I'm going who has a gun? Next thing I know I am surrounded by law enforcement and my luggage is being moved to a table. Then it occurred to me I had bought a toy Pirate set for the little boy I was nanny too. Well, of all the commosion! They ended up taking the gun away from me(it didn't even shoot pellets) and letting me go on to my gate to board the plane for Long Beach, Ca.. This was before 911. From that point on I never bought toy guns anywhere. Years later it is funny, but talk about a scary situation!! I was treated like a criminal.

Think about it you morons.....Its a METAL DETECTOR...Do you think some wigs stay there by the grace of God? Or are you the ones that pull a ton of change out of your pockets and announce "Its just change" when the alarm goes off...

Once buzzed airport buzzer and last thing they checked I told them "Oh that's just my bottle of Nitroclycerin" and they freaked 'till they realized it was A HEART MEDICINE not a bomb"

Typical AOL bullchit article that does not say chit about the lead in line. How did the wig set off the metal detector ? Guess the wonderful journalists at AOL was absent from class the day they taught the 5 w's about journalism, WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE & WHY.....A WASTE OF TIME !

Forget about the hair. My concern is her eyes and has been for a while. She's lost her beauty and looks to be abusing something....I'm just saying....

most of you guys wouldn't get it. when wigs are applied they are anchored with METAL hairpins and METAL clamps. I'd rather see this headline than 'Beyonce humiliated at airport as her wig slips off'

If you haven't figured out by now that the Title to a story is just to get your attention and nothing to do with the story, your the morron. It is time to hold these worthless "journalist" accountable for their worthless stories full of lies and just bad taste. I know I am sick and tired of it and have quit buying all the magazines on the stands now. I watch the news for the real news, it is certainly not in these magazines. Which aren't even happy when they have driven someone to cmmit suicide!
Like Nancy Grace, the Vigelante, make her living off of others pain. she is disgraceful!!! Shame on her!

Well I know the feeling. I was traveling very early in the morning when I set off metal detectors as well. They then put me aside for the "royal treatment" I have carpel tunnel and my brace (which I thought was all plastic supports inside) was the culprit. They then kept saying 'I'm getting a reading by your groin???????" It's my zipper you idiots! "What about your bra?" "Is it an underwre????The supervisor and everyone was starring at me and scutinizing me. I was patted down by this dyke from hell and was made to feel like a criminal. She even asked me if I would prefer to go into a private room for the proceedure., of course i declined. I am 63, and a swedish american. I will now only travel in pajama's and no bra, without my brace and suffer the consequences for not wearing the brace (while lugging carryons and such.) Thank god my plane was 1 hour late. LOVE air travel.

2 years ago I had my right knee replaced . I have a card from my Doctor saying I have a metal knee. Everytime I go thru security I beep. I show the security my Doctor's card and they still go over me . It doesn't bother me. You get used to it.

some airports forbid you to go through xeay machins anymore or metal detectors you have to be searched first

Cut a sbd in the security line and watch how fast they move everyone just make sure you are by some old person they always think its them.

REMEMBER.... when you have time to spare...go by air!!!