An alcohol-fueled rage reportedly resulted in Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers being banned from boarding a flight in New York earlier this month.

Rhys Meyers was drinking heavily in the first class lounge of New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport prior to his early morning flight, airline officials confirmed. When he tried to board the flight, United refused to allow him on the plane because of his disruptive and angry behavior.

The airline refuses to confirm that Rhys Meyers has been banned from future flights as well, citing passenger privacy rules. The actor has so far issued no statement on this latest incident.

He was arrested at Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport last year after reportedly punching a bar manager who refused to serve him any more drinks. When the local police arrived, Rhys Meyers tried to get into a fistfight with them. In 2007, he was arrested in his native Ireland during another alcoholic fit at an airport.

The actor’s history with alcoholism goes back many years, and he has openly acknowledged his problems. Rhys Meyers has checked himself into alcohol rehabilitation programs in the past.

Rhys Meyers recently starred as Henry VIII in the historical drama, “The Tudors”.