After escaping Hurricane Dorian by fleeing to her lavish Caribbean vacation home via a private jet on Friday, model and actress Sofía Vergara of the ABC series “Modern Family” posted a photo to social media that some feel was “insensitive” to those who can’t afford to just leave.
Uploaded to Instagram, the photo showed the model and members of her immediate family sitting comfortably in a private jet headed out of Florida.
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The post rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
“I find it sad that you publish this, when thousands of people don’t have the opportunity to do the same. [G]od bless all those people who are and will be in the trajectory of the hurricane,” one commenter reportedly wrote in Spanish, according to People magazine.
“How sad, ostentatious and mocking of those who are in the path of hurricanes,” another added.
“Must be nice here I sit wondering if I will have to evacuate and will my pets be safe will I have electricity soon after the storm and will everything in my fridge have to be thrown away and I have to spend my money to replace,” a third reportedly added.
Similar criticism can be seen on Twitter, where some have even lobbed Bible quotes at Vergara:
Enormous wealth saved Ur loved one souls from Dorian… Who will save Ur soul? U have the resources 2 have helped so many b saved like U saved U & Ur own! How sad & selfish 2 forget those in need.. Elderly, children, disabled etc… SAD! Who R U?
— Maggie May (@Gwhizzingbi) August 31, 2019
Jesus said to his disciples, “Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 19:23-26— Maggie May (@Gwhizzingbi) August 31, 2019
Disgustingly insensitive tweet glad she is safe but this just unnecessary in you face elitist bravado would no expect from me Sofia
— Manny Federico (@carlosdanger653) August 31, 2019
@SofiaVergara Help those that need help instead of showing off your wealth. The Obama years are over!
— Donna Morales (@Markfan1) August 31, 2019
People and pets are literally fighting for survival and you post this?! Numskull..
— Robin (@RMarie1970) August 31, 2019
What may have admittedly played a role in boosting the anger against Vergara is a previous Instagram photo she uploaded Wednesday. That photo depicted her and another woman sipping luxury drinks from a lavish beach location somewhere in Florida.
“Waiting for Dorian,” the caption for that post reads, albeit in Spanish.
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The fact that she packed up her belongings and departed Florida two days later suggests that the original post had almost been written in a mocking way — because clearly, her intent hadn’t been to just settle in deep and wait for Dorian. Her intent had been to flee.
But for every batch of critics, there was at least one defender willing to point out that Hurricane Dorian’s impending landfall wasn’t Vergara’s fault. Nor is it shameful for her to use the wealth that she’d rightfully acquired to escape the hurricane’s wrath.
“Sad.. Haters gonna hate.. You dont have a plane and/or her fame.. But her first thing to do is Family ! You all would do the same… Work hard and get a billion$ role on a T.V. show and you can do the same..,” one Instagram user opined.
“You and your family are perfect?? (PS stop hatin y’all don’t know how hard it is to do what she does, so what if she goes on vacation, she’s allowed to. #stophate #bringpositivity,” another added.
Similar defenses may be seen on Twitter:
Really, Trashing someone because they have Money and use it? I guess all of you folks doing the trashing would just stay there? or perhaps hitchhike out and leave the jet at the airport so it wouldnt look bad??? Ridiculous, Haters gonna hate…..
— Foster (@Islandworlds1) August 31, 2019
Don’t ever let people make you feel ashamed that you work hard for your $$ so you are able to help your family and friends flee the storm!
— Truth Matters (@Cleomacy01) August 31, 2019
Enormous work to earn that wealth is what saved her family! Besides you don’t know the first thing about what she donates or what she does to help others. What have you done?
— Truth Matters (@Cleomacy01) August 31, 2019
Wow people are so sensitive about this hurricane like its Sofia’s fault ! Be safe Mami ! The rest of you evacuate, go a designated shelter and be safe. A Cat 4 is coming and you fools worried about stupid SH!! Un-“F”ing-believable
— JohnTailor2048 (@tailor2048) August 31, 2019
All the hubbub over Vergara’s Instagram activities comes amid her ongoing court battle with her ex-fiance, Nick Loeb, over her frozen embryos.
“‘Modern Family’ star Sofia Vergara is accusing her ex-fiancé Nick Loeb of lying under oath in his attempt to bring their frozen embryos to term,” The Blast reported Wednesday, citing court documents it’s reviewed.
“Vergara is demanding Loeb and his lawyer, Jalesia ‘Jasha’ McQueen, be sanctioned in their never-ending court battle. The actress believes her ex and his attorney ‘intentionally withheld’ documents and evidence. She also believes Loeb made a false statement under oath and his lawyer ‘knew the statements to be false.'”
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While she’s been able to successfully flee Dorian’s wrath, it’s unclear if she’ll ever able to successfully flee the wrath of her clearly scorned ex-lover.
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