reposted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cI could not tolerate that, obviously. So, I said, \u2018Are you guys part of a theatre group?\u2019 And they said yes. Then I said, \u2018I do theatre\u2019. Then, a young man in a beret and a jacket draped over his shoulders said, \u2018Cool,\u2019\u201d she said, before she joked, \u201cRIP\u201d.<\/p>\n
Of course, it didn\u2019t take long for fans to file in with comments criticising Benanti \u2013 whose Broadway credits include (2008) Gypsy, (2016) She Loves Me, and (2018) My Fair Lady \u2013 for expecting that the kids would recognise her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no idea who she is. Poor baby has to fly like the rest of us, unnoticed. Awwww, lol,\u201d one X user wrote in response to Benanti\u2019s clip.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t recognise her either. I still don\u2019t know who she is,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n
A third person added: \u201cPeople have their lives to live. You are just one out of thousands of actresses, get on with life and stop drooling over lack of attention.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, the actress walked back her original video, explaining that she was making a joke about herself in her follow-up post on Sunday<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I posted a video also on an airplane in this hat and jacket and it has made people very mad. Here\u2019s what I wanna say: That video is me making fun of myself \u2014 not making fun of those kids, not expecting them to know me. That kid is an icon,\u201d Benanti declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know nobody cares about me. I literally have a comedy show called \u2018Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares.\u2019 So, all you mean meanies, you\u2019re not telling me anything I don\u2019t know. I thought this was going to be my niche theatre community and somehow, it ended up on the bad side of the internet. So, just here to say, eww.\u201d<\/p>\n
She reiterated the comments made in her new video in the caption, adding: \u201cDear Internet, I was making fun of MYSELF. That is literally why my comedy show is called \u2018NOBODY CARES.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how real celebrities deal with this stuff. Heading back to my sweet theatre side of the internet where people understand my self deprecating humour,\u201d she closed.<\/p>\n
Several stars showed up to offer some supportive words to Benanti amid the backlash. Actress Pamela Adlon and US drag queen Bianca Del Rio reacted to the clip sharing several laughing emojis in her comments section.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour idea was BRILLIANT! Please don\u2019t pay attention to those humans trying hard to understand their own misery. It\u2019s a waste of time. Thank you for your joy. Your gift and your radiance,\u201d said actress Alexandra Billings.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour people got it. more importantly did the kid in the jacket reach out yet? I\u2019m dying for him to figure it out,\u201d said fellow Broadway actress Rachel Potter.<\/p>\n
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