Actress Andie MacDowell is taking some heat after she posted on social media about being bumped from first class.
MacDowell was flying American Airlines on Jan. 22 when she was downgraded because she had her dog with her.
MacDowell immediately complained on her Twitter account.
@AmericanAir HELP I paid for first class & they put me in tourist because of my dog that I pre-booked & paid for pic.twitter.com/KmKX4ZTQqj
— Andie MacDowell (@AndieMacDowell3) January 22, 2016
The tweet was accompanied by a smiling selfie with her fellow passengers in coach.
She followed up by describing an airline employee as "the rudest person I have ever had to deal with" and accused the employee of being on a "power trip."
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People were swift to criticize the star of "Groundhog Day," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Dinner With Friends" and, most recently, "Magic Mike XXL."
@AndieMacDowell3 Oh! Poor baby. Forced to sit with the unwashed masses.
— jim collins (@jamest35209) January 23, 2016
However, MacDowell didn't take it lying down.
I'm very happy flying in coach I'm happy on a bus or the subway but if I play for first class, that's where I want to be,that was the point
— Andie MacDowell (@AndieMacDowell3) January 24, 2016
@alexe_fortier lord honey hate on me if it pleases you, I paid for a flight to volunteer for literacy & didn't get what I paid for
— Andie MacDowell (@AndieMacDowell3) January 24, 2016
MacDowell continued to defend herself over the weekend. By Sunday, she was obviously tired of the whole thing.
Lessons learned never,complain on Twitter & don't pay for first class on American Airlines, only express gratitude...can we move on now?
— Andie MacDowell (@AndieMacDowell3) January 24, 2016
