The Twitter account of the Hollywood and TV actor, Alec Baldwin, has been deactivated. Mr Baldwin had been a prolific tweeter and made headlines this week after writing that he had been kicked off an American Airlines plane for playing a game on his mobile phone. The airline responded on Facebook that a passenger had been removed after declining to turn off his cell phone. Mr Baldwin later posted an apology to passengers on the Huffington Post. It was never my intention to inconvenience anyone with my 'issue with a certain flight attendant, Mr Baldwin wrote. However, his apology did not extend to the airline itself. Mr Baldwin claimed he had been singled out by an airline employee for using his phone to complete messages after the late-running plane had closed its doors but was still waiting for take-off. The lesson Ive learned is to keep my phone off when the 1950s gym teacher is on duty, he added. American Airlines statement said that an unnamed passenger had taken his mobile phone to the lavatory and had slammed the door when asked to turn it off. It said the man had been extremely rude to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and using offensive language. BBC