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Hilary Swank Apologizes After Airport Exchange With Make-A-Wish Mom

Swank sent a private Instagram apology citing concern over her toddlers’ privacy.

Overview

  • Jada Bafus says the brief encounter occurred at LAX baggage claim as she traveled to Disneyland with her sons on a Make-A-Wish trip.
  • Bafus recounts that Swank told her, “You got what you needed? Get what you came for? Enjoy that picture,” before walking away.
  • Bafus says she was not taking a photo and had her phone out to reach her husband while locating her children, Mason, 7, and Jack, 4, who have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
  • Swank later apologized via Instagram, with Bafus reporting the actress said she was worried about her twin toddlers being photographed; Bafus shared the message with media but asked that it not be reproduced.
  • Bafus and her husband say they are not upset, and outlets note Swank’s representative did not immediately comment.