Denise Richards is getting shredded online for eschewing health and safety COVID guidelines on an airplane, as she wore a winter coat over her head instead of a face mask.

In a photo posted to her Instagram Story over the weekend, the former "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star was unmasked while aboard the plane.
"Anyone that is upset that I [am] not wearing a mask. I'm hiding under a hoody [and] a huge winter coat. Please," she wrote alongside the image. She justified her post by arguing that her coat is "thicker than any mask!!!!!!"
It's believed that Denise was flying from Oklahoma to California, which has mask mandates in public spaces, especially due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.

While Denise may have thought that her followers would applaud her coated face coverage, the exact opposite happened. Instead of her fans laughing with her, they were laughing at her, according to screen grabs from Daily Mail.
"You're a clown!" one person commented on Denise's Instagram.
"Wear a mask please," another said. "Private businesses have a right to set rules."
"Please consider the people around you instead of trying to buck the system. Your air-headed selfishness could kill someone on their way to cancer surgery or to see an ailing elderly relative. It isn't always about your personal beliefs or comfort," one person said. "You agreed to that before boarding the plane. Honor it. No one wants to die because you couldn't wait to take a selfie."
Denise was called "stupid" and "narcissistic," among many other things. Some fans even called for companies to stop partnering with celebrities flouting COVID recommendations and guidelines.