Socialite Paris Hilton, her boyfriend Cy Waits and other passengers were forced to evacuate a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Maui after a 4-inch serrated knife was found in a seat pocket at LAX on Tuesday (December 21).

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A passenger found the knife and alerted a flight attendant, who promptly called security to sweep the plane. All of the passengers were asked to wait in the lounge. The police was not called since it was discovered the knife was a “box-cutting knife” that belonged to a member of the airline crew.

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