Andie MacDowell has learned the hard way that tweeting a complaint doesn't always get sympathy on social media. 
 
 The 57-year-old actress, known for her roles in the films Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sex, Lies and Videotape, tweeted at American Airlines on Friday after getting bumped from the first-class section: "Paid for first class & they put me in tourist because of my dog that I pre-booked & paid for." 
 
 Actress Andie MacDowell didn't get much sympathy from social media after complaining on Twitter she was bumped from first class and put in "tourist." 
 
 Company shaming online can be an effective tool when customer service goes wrong, but MacDowell's story didn't sit well with a lot of people who saw the post. 
 
 The Magic Mike XXL star was bombarded with complaints directed not at the airline, but at Macdowell herself and what was perceived as her elitist attitude. The messages put MacDowell and many of her fans who tried to respond on the defensive. 
 
 Social media took aim at Andie MacDowell's complaint on Twitter that she was bumped from first class. 
 
 The star, who was travelling with her rescue dog for the first time, tried to explain she only complained because she felt a particular employee had been rude to her, and she also wanted to get part of her flight reimbursed. 
 
 "Just hate that I paid for what I didn't get," she wrote in response to a message on Twitter. 
 
 MacDowell addressed many of the harsh statements directed at her initial tweet in a positive way. 
 
 The backlash also forced her to write again on Sunday, saying she's happy to fly coach, travel by bus or the subway as long as she's not asked to overpay. She then wrote: "Lessons learned, never complain on Twitter." 
 
 I'm very happy flying in coach I'm happy on a bus or the subway but if I play for first class, that's where I want to be,that was the point — @AndieMacDowell3 ||||| Andie MacDowell was not happy when she and her dog were downgraded from first class to what she called "tourist" class on a recent American Airlines flight. 
 
 The 57-year-old Four Weddings and a Funeral, Magic Mike XXL and Groundhog Day actress took to Twitter recent to vent her frustration. 
 
 "@AmericanAir HELP I paid for first class & they put me in tourist because of my dog that I pre-booked & paid for," she tweeted Friday, alongside a selfie with fellow coach passengers. 
 
 She doesn't look that peeved in the photo—in fact, the actress is smiling widely. 
 
 MacDowell said she encountered "the rudest person I have ever had to deal with" while checking in for her flight in Charlotte, N.C. 
 
 "I was checked 1a when I left LA they told me they would reassigned me Charlotte first class he did not want to help," she wrote. "There was no excuse why the guy would not just let me ask someone to change seats he had a power trip." 
 
 "I just want to be reimbursed for my second part of my trip," she added. ||||| Celebrities are not known for being patient – and they probably didn't get famous for being nice. So, not surprisingly, this list of celebrities who have been kicked off planes isn't short. No, it's a nice fat list chock full of examples of celebs going totally rogue and then getting themselves thrown off of flights (not in mid-air, though the crew probably thought about it), arrested in airports, and slammed in the media by those who witnessed their obnoxious behavior first-hand. 
 
 
 
 Just because you're famous doesn't mean you can act like a complete a** anywhere you want. There are consequences! Pity these people's handlers, trying to explain away their client's craziness. 
 
 
 
 Behold, a definitive list of stars who have been thrown off of flights, thrown in the slammer, and even thrown right under the bus by celebrity gossip mongers! 
 
 
 
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– Andie MacDowell says that she'll no longer be doing two things: paying for first class on American Airlines and complaining on Twitter. USA Today reports that a kerfuffle began on Friday, when the Groundhog Day star tweeted "HELP" to @AmericanAir because she had been downgraded from first class to tourist after having been assigned to seat 1A, meaning there was no seat in front of her under which to place the dog she was traveling with. She also complained that while checking in for her flight in Charlotte, NC, she met "the rudest person I have ever had to deal with," though she conceded that there was "more legroom in tourist." Many Twitter users failed to be moved by her plight, with one tweeting "God bless you for tolerating the peasants," E! Online reports. But MacDowell's fans sprang to her defense, sparking a fierce debate in which the star fired off dozens of tweets to both supporters and critics, reports USA Today. "I'm very happy flying in coach I'm happy on a bus or the subway but if I [pay] for first class, that's where I want to be," she wrote. By Sunday, having apparently "learned the hard way that tweeting a complaint doesn't always get sympathy on social media," she said it was time to move on, the CBC reports. (Click to read about 13 celebrities behaving badly on planes.)