Melissa Joan Hart Bashed After Insensitive Hurricane Maria Remark

Melissa Joan Hart has been put on blast by her followers after posting about Hurricane Maria ruining her vacation.

The actress shared a screenshot of a weather report saying the Caribbean island of Dominica was struck by the hurricane. She said the storm was a “bummer” because it meant her vacation was canceled, according to Us Weekly.

“And just like that, our family vacation is canceled,” Hart wrote. “Such a bummer but we plan to hit the (Nickelodeon Resort Punta Cana) resort another time this year.”

The Sabrina the Teenage Witch alum has since deleted the post, but fans screenshotted it and started sharing it around.

After the seemingly insensitive remark, fans made sure to pile on the disapproval while they could.

“I think you should be more concerned with the people that live there instead of your meaningless vacation,” one wrote.

“Such an inconvenience for her!” blogger Perez Hilton wrote. “She can now go back to her rich and unbothered life! WHO THE F— POSTS THIS???”

Despite this backlash, Hart has also been posting some encouraging well wish posts about the areas affected by Maria, such as Puerto Rico.

Besides these posts, Hart has not addressed the vacation comment since it was taken down.

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