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Jessica Chastain faces backlash over ’embarrassing’ JetBlue complaint

Jessica Chastain faces backlash over ’embarrassing’ JetBlue complaint

Stars are like us, especially when they can’t watch their shows while traveling.

Jessica Chastain found herself under fire from social media users after she publicly called out JetBlue because their in-flight entertainment was broken during a recent trip.

The “Help” star addressed the airline on X (formerly Twitter) in a series of tweets that have since been deleted after she was offered a $15 flight credit for the inconvenience.

Jessica Chastain faced backlash on social media after calling out JetBlue. Getty Images
The actress blasted the airline on X (formerly Twitter) after receiving a $15 travel credit for an in-flight entertainment outage. Christopher Polk/Shutterstock for the SAG Awards

Chastain included screenshots of the company’s travel credit offer, which she said was only a fraction of the amount she coughed up for the flight.

“Thank you @JetBlue for your $15.00 credit. My flight cost $1,500 and the credit is 1/100 of the money I paid you,” the actress posted on Wednesday.

“It’s odd that I paid that for your in-flight entertainment system that didn’t work for the duration of my 6 hour flight, but I guess it was worth it for that $15 credit.”

“Thank you @JetBlue for your $15.00 credit. My flight was $1,500 and the credit is 1/100 of the money I paid you,” she posted with a screenshot of their offer.
Chastain believed she was owed more after paying $1,500 for the flight.

The airline then informed her that all passengers on the flight were being offered the same $15 credit for the in-flight entertainment outage.

“I understand but I spent $1,500 on the flight and so did my husband,” she replied. “There should be a flight credit or something since I have a TrueBlue account and am a loyal customer.”

X users were quick to weigh in on the situation, with many joking about the Oscar winner’s wealth.

“Jessica Chastain publicly fighting with an airline on Twitter shows that no matter how much money you have, you will never stop being a millennial,” one person commented.

“Jessica Chastain publicly fighting with an airline on Twitter shows that no matter how much money you have, you will never stop being a millennial,” one X user commented in response. GC Images
“The way you can be a millionaire and still be a broken-hearted bitch,” another person added. Getty Images for WarnerMedia

“The funniest thing about Jessica Chastain complaining about only receiving a $15 refund for inflight entertainment that didn’t work on her Jet Blue flight is that she was flying with her husband,” another user wrote.

“Is 6 hours together so bad that you lose your mind because you don’t have any movies to watch?”

A third added: “Jessica Chastain complains about paying $1,500 for a Jet Blue flight and not having a working TV.” The same way you can be a millionaire and still be a broke bitch at heart.

Others slammed the star’s “embarrassing” grievance, with one person telling her to “read the room”.