“Shocking Twist: Woman Denies Phone Charger Theft Amid Backlash and Online Harassment”
“I can’t understand how so many think that a misunderstanding over a phone charger warrants legitimate threats from strangers online,” Vanessa said.
A woman received “harassment and death threats” after a video of her “stealing” a phone charger on a plane went viral on social media
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In the video, the man, later identified as Ed Orellano, can be heard accusing Clover of taking the charger, to which she calmly responded that she had found it on the plane. Orellano interpreted her responseâclaiming that she took it because “no one else was on the flight” and assuring him he would get it backâ as “dismissive” and escalated the situation.
Vanessa stated that she wasn’t given a chance to adequately explain what happened, as the device’s owner immediately started shouting and recording her, prompting her to act defensively.
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“This man was already recording and getting in people’s faces about the charger by the time I returned to the plane,” she explained. “I immediately told him I would return it.”
Despite agreeing to return the charger, the man continued berating her, filming the encounter and loudly declaring, “You’re gonna be famous on TikTok!” as other passengers, including his wife, attempted to calm him down.
“What the video doesn’t show is the man losing his mind afterward. He continued yelling at me and the crew, to the point where attendants threatened to remove him off the flight if he couldn’t control his rage,” Vanessa added.
