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But earlier in September, Blonsky opened up about the fight to "Entertainment Tonight," saying, "You never expect things like this in your life, but you take life one day at a time, and you deal with situations."

Nikki Blonsky, star of the film "Hairspray," and her father were arrested at the Providenciales...

Nikki Blonsky, star of the film "Hairspray," and her father were arrested at the Providenciales Airport in Turks and Caicos following an altercation with the family of Bianca Golden, a contestant on "America's Next Top Model," over five seats Blonsky was holding for family members. Golden, too, was arrested.

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Blonsky, Golden and Bad Etiquette

The brawl went down while both families were waiting on flights.

Airports, with their rules, long lines and lengthy delays, can be stressful places where good manners sometimes get swept aside, said Peter Post, director of the Emily Post Institute.

According to Post, it is OK to save seats, but fighting over them is bad manners.

"I think the rule on saving seats is that people need to be reasonable," he said. "There is no formula for how many saved seats make it OK. It doesn't matter if it's one or three or five. You can't make a formula based on the size of the room and the number of available seats.

"If people are getting a magazine or using the restroom, but they're around, it's reasonable that you can hold their seat for them," he said.

Post said if someone has been "unreasonable" and occupied most of the seats in a room, or reserved seats for people who will never materialize, it is best to go to someone in charge for help rather than get into a fight.

"Frankly, if it is really bad, say saving 10 or 20 or 35 seats, you might get the person in charge of theater or airline and ask for help," Post said. "Let them deal with the situation."

While stories of air rage -- flying off the handle while flying -- regularly make the headlines, there also have been several reported incidents of airport rage.

In 2004, fitness fanatic Richard Simmons allegedly slapped a traveler who shouted, "Hey, everybody, it's Richard Simmons. Let's drop our bags and rock to the '50s," while they were waiting in line at an airport in Phoenix.

"It's not nice to make fun of people with issues," Simmons reportedly said to the alleged victim. Simmons was charged with misdemeanor assault, but the charge eventually was dropped.