Topics: Celebrity, Twitter, Travel, Money, Social Media
Internet users have advised Jessica Chastain to 'read the room' after she found herself in a heated exchange with a budget airline.
The US is currently dealing with one of the worst hurricanes Florida has seen in more than 100 years, as well as a fight for its political future, and amid all of it Chastain is sharing her beef with Jet Blue.
The Interstellar and Molly's Game star took to Twitter to share her grievances on Wednesday (October 9), after she and her husband each spent $1,500 to travel with the airline.
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In the post, Chastain shared a screenshot of a message from Jet Blue which revealed she'd received $15 of onboard travel credit.
Alongside the image, Chastain tagged Jet Blue and indicated that her grievance came after she paid for the in-flight entertainment system that 'didn't work for the duration of [her] 6hr flight'.
She also pointed out that the credit was '1/100' of the money she'd paid for the trip.
Jet Blue responded asking Chastain to send a DM to the company, and she shared a screenshot showing the exchange between the two parties.
In the messages, a Jet Blue representative had told Chastain that flight attendants had issued '$15 each for the TV outage'.
The actor responded: "I understand but I spent $1500 on the flight and so did my husband. There should be some flight credit or something since I have a TrueBlue account and have been a loyal customer."
Jet Blue then responded to point out that the $15 was flight credit, and there was nothing more the representative could do.
After reading the exchange, Twitter users were left a little confused at Chastain's frustration, with many pointing out that she likely had the money to spare.
Estimates of the star's net worth vary between $12 million and $50 million, but either way, she's a millionaire.
That's not to say having your TV break during a flight wouldn't still be frustrating, but fans have urged Chastain to 'read the room'.
"Girl read the room? You’re a millionaire flying a budget airline," one person responded after seeing her posts.
On Reddit, another person wrote: "Like she paid for the flight. She took the flight. Why be offended a budget airline doesn't have working amenities lmao."
However, some readers have praised Chastain for speaking up about the issues on the flight, with one arguing companies would be 'more likely to do something [about it]' if the problem was raised by a celebrity.
UNILAD has reached out to Jet Blue and Chastain for comment.
