An actress has sent the internet into a frenzy when she filmed herself catching a flight with a head lice infestation. At the start of November, American Jenny Mollen published the viral video to Instagram leading to a strong reaction from commenters and news outlets alike, slamming her for the “disgusting” act. The 45-year-old writer captured herself sitting in first class with plastic wrapped around her hair as she spoke to the camera.
“I can’t even deal. This is insane,” Mollen said. “I’ve never had lice in my life.
I don’t know what to do.” “I’ve been itching for two weeks, so they’ve been living on me for two weeks,” Mollen added. The video has racked up more than 500 comments berating the star for spreading the common parasitic insects.
“You couldn’t Waterboard this information out of me,” one user wrote. “What the actual lice?!? Why are you on an airplane!?? You should notify an attendant so they can bring the hazmat crew in after you to clean up!” commented another. Mollen has since posted a follow up video, clearing up that she only had confirmation of the lice once she was on the plane.
After the flight, she said seven people were treated in her home. The mother-of-two’s bizaare video has been blasted across several news outlets in which she has been referred to as ‘Jason Biggs’ actress wife’. In a way to make light of the coverage while under fire, Mollen added the phrase referencing her American Pie actor husband to her .