Billionaire Seagram's heiress Hannah Bronfman launches into entitled rant after she's turned away at airport
A billionaire heiress has been branded 'out of touch' after launching into an entitled rant because she was refused entry at an airport security checkpoint.
Hannah Bronfman, 37, the granddaughter of late billionaire and philanthropist Edgar Bronfman - whose family founded Canadian beverage company Seagram's - took to TikTok on November 13 to complain about her hectic travel day after arriving at the airport 20 minutes before her flight started boarding.
The heiress was on her way to Houston, Texas when she was informed she could not board her first class flight because she did not have her ID on her.
Despite having Clear, which expedites the travel process when flying, and even TSA PreCheck, Bronfman was informed that she needed to update her identification before flying.
She quickly realized she did not have her ID on her, and decided to 'beg and plead' with airport staff to let her identify herself with her credit cards, but she was again denied.
'Then because I did not arrive at the airport an hour before boarding time, I am denied such verification,' the mother-of-two said.
Bronfman, who is married to ex-DJ Brendan Fallis, 45, said her ID was actually left in her husband's wallet, who was traveling to Kentucky at the time.
Rather than go and retrieve the passport herself, she instructed her nanny send her passport to the airport in an Uber, as Bronfman moaned about not getting a notification from Clear about needing her ID to travel.
Billionaire Seagram's heiress, Hannah Bronfman, 37, posted an entitled rant on her TikTok on November 13 after being turned away at an airport for not having any form of identification on her
Bronfman, the wife of ex-DJ Brendan Fallis, 45, is the granddaughter of late billionaire and philanthropist Edgar Bronfman - whose family founded Canadian alcoholic beverage company Seagram's. (pictured: Bronfman and Fallis in September)
'Also, why didn't Clear send me a notification saying that you know, 'make sure you bring ID to the airport next time you fly because you're gonna be going through this random update.'
'That would've been a nice notification cause I am flying domestically, and because I did have Clear and PreCheck, one would think they didn't need to bring their ID,' Bronfman said.
Anyone who travels with TSA PreCheck is required to have a 'REAL ID or other acceptable form of identification' to fly, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Travelers who have Clear can typically get through without their ID because the system works off of fingerprints and an eye scan, but in some cases, like Bronfman's, it is needed to update information.
During her nearly four-minute rant, Bronfman revealed that because she missed her flight she had to be downgraded to economy to make it to her destination.
'I have moved my flight to the next flight.
'I will no longer be flying first class, I will be flying economy, which is just par for the course,' she said as she gloated about her Starbucks order that she got to 'cheer myself up.'
However, she seemed unsatisfied with the beverage, making clear that she does NOT normally drink Starbucks.
In the same clip, she hit out on trolls that she anticipated would get on her about flying first class.
'I'm actually going for a work event, I'm speaking at a conference, and yes, when you have work events that are covering your travel and accommodation, you get to fly first class,' she explained.
Bronfman spoke at the 2024 AfroTech Conference on November 14 - the day after her travel debacle.
The video ended with her saying that she 'at least got a flight credit' for the mix up.
'Girl math,' Bronfman said as the Uber containing her passport, wrapped in tinfoil, arrived.
Although she thought users would judge her for flying first class, people were really left stunned at the fact that she was traveling without any form of identification.
One asked: 'You fly without ID?'
'Uh you always need to have ID,' another commented.
'Just fly private Hannah,' someone suggested.
Others were astonished that she showed up just 20 minutes before her flight started boarding.
'20 mins before is crazy,' someone wrote.
'Girl please,' another said.
The video ended with her saying that she 'at least got a flight credit' for the mix up, as her passport, wrapped in tinfoil, arrived in an Uber
'Respectfully this is v out of touch lol,' a commenter said.
She went on to post a clip addressing the ID questions, as she explained that she thought it was in her wallet, but instead it was in her husband's because they had recently traveled together.
'Anyway, I made it, and I knew y'all were gonna be so annoyed with my first class comment.
'Anyway, whatever, doesn't matter, I made it here safe and sound,' Bronfman added.
Last year, her and her husband left social media users in disbelief after they welcomed content creator Caleb Simpson into their Downtown Manhattan apartment.
The couple, who married in 2017, purchased the sprawling three-level home, which they pay a mortgage of $4,300 a month for.
Bronfman revealed that the space had a unique bookshelf wall because it was previously owned by 'the rare book curator at Strand Books.'
Their home is fit with 20ft ceilings, a huge skylight, windows from floor to ceiling, a marbled bathroom with a free-standing tub.
Bronfman spoke at the 2024 AfroTech Conference on November 14 - the day after her travel debacle
The couple are parents to daughter Claude Peaches Anne, who was born in June 2023, and son Preston Miles Thomas, who they welcomed in 2020
They also have an organized area that includes a sunglasses wall and a separate shoe closet that lights up as you walk in.
The couple are parents to daughter Claude Peaches Anne, who was born in June 2023, and son Preston Miles Thomas, who they welcomed in 2020.
The Bronfman family made their millions through the beverage company, which they sold the French conglomerate Vivendi in 2000 for $30 billion, according to Forbes.
Her father, Edgar Bronfman Jr. is the half-brother of Clare Bronfman, who recently pleaded guilty to crimes relating to her involvement in sex cult Nxivm.
She followed in the entrepreneurial footsteps of her grandfather by co-founding her own company in the form of a beauty app called Beautified, however she left the company in 2014, and moved onto other ventures.
Bronfman is also an angel investor, her most recent investment was in 2022 with Territory Foods, a dietitian- and chef-designed meal delivery service specifically designed to meet the nutritional needs of women who are expecting or postnatal.
