The mother of two terminally ill children has opened up about making peace with the Oscar winner Hilary Swank following an alleged confrontation at LAX airport in Los Angeles.
You already He recently went viral for a post on Instagram where he alleged that Million Dollar Baby the 52-year-old actress slipped away at baggage claim. Bafus, who said she was taking her “two terminally ill boys” on a Make-A-Wish trip to Disneyland, wrote that as she tried to call her husband, Swank accused her of trying to take a picture of the star. 2 year old twinsAya and Ohm.
“Got what you needed? Get what you came for? Enjoy this photo?” Swank allegedly asked Bafus.
After its viral post, Bafus confirmed it Page Six that Swank recently reached out via Instagram DM with “sympathy” and “praise” for her family’s ordeal.
“We both apologized to each other,” Bafus told the network.
According to the outlet, Bafus now sees the confrontation with Swank as a case of “two fired moms” having a “human misunderstanding.”
“He also took the time to meet our family,” Bafus added.
Bafus admitted to feeling “bad” that the altercation was “twisted in a negative light” because she now realizes that Swank was just “trying to protect her kids from being photographed.”
Jada also made sure that her husband Bryan and their two sons, Mason, 7, and Jack, 4, who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, were able to have “an absolute blast the whole time” at Disneyland despite the rough start to their trip. (The Mayo Clinic characterizes Duchenne as “the most common form” of muscular dystrophy and states that it is much “much more common in boys” than in girls. Duchenne is part of a group of MD conditions that “cause muscles to weaken and lose mass over time.”
“It turns out (Swank) has a personal connection to the disease, so he was able to have a connection with me,” Bafus mentioned.
Hilary Swank and Philip Schneider in January 2023.
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ImagesIn a previous interview with Daily MailBafus admitted that her run-in with the acclaimed actress caught her completely off guard.
“It hurt my feelings because I was starting my son’s Make-A-Wish journey, which she wouldn’t have known, but just one of those situations where it was one of my first encounters with a celebrity, so I thought it was kind of comical,” she said.
Bafus was equally surprised when Swank reached out directly via Instagram to make amends.
“I didn’t expect Hilary Swank to talk directly to me,” Bafus recalled. “It was just, like, ‘Wow.’ I was shocked.”
In October 2022, Swank, who was 48 at the time, announced Good morning America that she and her second husband, an entrepreneur Philip Schneiderwere expecting twins. (Swank was previously married to the actor Chad Lowe from 1997 to 2007. She married Schneider in 2018.)
Hilary Swank enjoyed family time during the holiday season. “Happy Holidays everyone. So thankful for this community,” Swank, 50, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 29. “Wishing everyone some time to rest and restore, the best anyway as we all juggle things.” She added: “Feeling so connected to everyone (…)
“This is something I’ve wanted for a long time, and my next thing is I’m going to be a mother,” she revealed. “And not just one, but two. I can’t believe it.”
The actress continued, “It’s really nice to be able to talk about it and share it.”
Swank shared the wonderful news in April 2023 that her twins, Aya and Ohm, had arrived just in time for Easter Sunday.
“It wasn’t easy. But the boy (and girl!) was worth it. 👼🏼🤍👼🏼 Happy Easter! 🐣🐣 Posting from pure heaven,” she captioned an Instagram photo.