Perhaps flight attendants are intimidated by Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, but Jason Statham is not. On a plane bound for New York, the action star discovered someone in his seat, he told 'The Tonight Show' (weeknights, 11:35PM ET on NBC) audience.

"The guy's got a hood, and it's completely tied really tight. And he's got the dark glasses and he's sitting back," described the action-film tough guy. He told the mysterious passenger, "'Excuse me, you're in my seat,' and he doesn't do anything."

A member of the cabin crew refused to help, fearing "a situation." Just as Statham was thinking, "This is going to go seriously south," the man "pulls off the sunglasses, and it's The Situation himself." The 'Jersey Shore' tough guy turned out to be "really lovely."

Watch the full interview here:

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