Live-tweeting a break-up? New Yorker on a flight just did it
This guy on the plane just broke up w his girlfriend and she's SOBBING pic.twitter.com/IW9QVYxXdB
— Kelly Keegs (@keegs141) August 23, 2015
Kelly Keegs was on a flight from Raleigh, North Carolina, to New York when a couple sitting in an adjacent row began a row that ended in a public break-up.
The New Yorker began tweeting the drama, blow-by-blow, so to speak, using the hashtag #PlaneBreakup. Kelly's first tweet – a picture of the couple with the comment, "This guy on the plane just broke up with his girlfriend, and she's sobbing," – has since been retweeted more than 7,500 times.
She then wrote about the couple's arguments, saying: "Guy: 'I just can't stand you. I can't be near you. I would switch seats if I could."
The woman was taken aback and apparently reacted to her partner's comments by saying: "It's just so mean. Do I deserve this? Why are you bringing this up?"
Even though the live tweeting drama attracted a lot of interest, Keeg also faced a backlash with some calling her actions humiliating for the couple.
@keegs141 And you took their photo to share with the world because it made you feel better about your obvious disastrous life? You're gross
— I.M. Important (@freelancewoman) August 24, 2015
@mflynny @TheAmishDude @keegs141 No kidding. What the hell is wrong with people that you violate people's privacy like this?
— Travis Curtis (@TravisCurtis36) August 24, 2015
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