Fans are listening in after actress Jenny Mollen revealed she took a five-hour flight while infested with head lice.
Mollen, who is married to American Pie star Jason Biggs, claimed on a recent Instagram video that she made the discovery mid-flight.
‘I can’t even handle it. This is crazy, guys,” Mollen said in the video as she sat in her seat on the plane.
‘I’ve never had lice in my life. I don’t know what to do,” she added.
“I’ve been itching for two weeks, so they’ve been living on me for two weeks.”
In an apparent attempt to prevent the spread of lice, the Crazy, Stupid Love actress opted for a questionable solution: a plastic bag over her head.
Social media users expressed their dismay and anger, criticizing Mollen for potentially endangering other passengers.
“New fear of airplanes unlocked,” one user commented on her post.
Actress Jenny Mollen landed in hot water after revealing she boarded a five-hour flight with head lice
Social media users expressed their dismay and anger, criticizing Mollen for potentially endangering other passengers
“I’ve been on a flight that had an emergency landing because of lice,” another added.
“For God’s sake, please tell the crew.”
“So you got on a plane instead of cleaning yourself up, wow priorities…” wrote a third.
‘…spreading it everywhere, what sloppiness.’
In response, Mollen explained in a second video that she was not aware of the infection until she was already on the plane.
“I thought I was going through perimenopause,” she explained.
She has since undergone treatment, along with her family and several others who were exposed.
Mollen also blamed her husband for not checking her hair thoroughly when they initially suspected a problem.
Mollen also blamed her husband, actor Jason Biggs, for not checking her hair thoroughly when they initially suspected a problem
The Orange Is the New Black actor, 46, also contracted lice, although his case was less serious than Mollen’s. Their sons, Sid, 10, and Lazlo, 7, were also affected.
According to Mollen, a total of seven people in their household underwent treatment after the flight.