About three hours into the flight, a United flight attendant said she found Rusanova with her feet on her in-flight food tray, kicking the seat in front of her. Rusanova, who appeared to be very intoxicated according to a court filing, requested more wine and then fell asleep.

A short time later, the same United crew member was told by passengers that Rusanova was incoherent and bothering fellow travelers. As she approached, she saw Rusanova "drink a bottle of liquid soap that she had apparently removed from the bathroom," according to the court document.

The wines furnished by domestic airlines can be awfully mediocre, but even a novice wine drinker should be able to distinguish bad wine from hand soap. Rusanova is apparently no novice, given that one of the few things she remembers about the flight is her argument with a flight attendant over the quality of the wine.

As the beleaguered flight attendants tried to subdue the feisty artist/actress/author/soap addict, she punched, kicked, and pushed them.

At one point, she fell to the floor of the galley in the rear of the aircraft and began "snapping like a dog," trying to bite a flight attendant's leg, according to [court documents].

The extent to which drinking the hand soap contributed to Rusanova's intoxication, aggression, or dog snapping is unclear. Just to be safe, TalkLeft recommends that you avoid mixing sleeping pills, wine, and hand soap, even if you're afraid of flying.