Jessica Chastain says she wasn’t trying to make a “political assertion” when she wore a masks at Award exhibits this previous season.

The Zero Darkish Thirty star, 46, shared at The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual Tony Nominees Roundtable that she bought some criticism after she was noticed at a number of awards exhibits carrying a face masks so as to stop contracting COVID-19 whereas she tackled the main position on Broadway in Henrik Ibsen’s iconic play, A Doll’s Home.

“We had been testing day by day on our present, and even if you happen to had no signs, if you happen to examined constructive for COVID, you had been out for every week — and I used to be assembly folks on the stage door who flew in from Shanghai and flew in from everywhere in the world. To be out of the present for every week? It simply felt prefer it was so irresponsible,” mentioned Chastain, who acquired a Tony Award nomination for her position.

However not everybody perceive her intuition to take precautions.

“So I used to be carrying the masks on the Oscars. I bought numerous flak for that. Lots of people thought I used to be making some political assertion. I don’t know what they thought,” she shared with the group.

Josh Groban, who additionally participated within the roundtable, lower in, telling her, “theater folks knew. We knew.”

“Nicely, OK, good,” Chastain replied. “I’ll inform you, the very best factor is somebody on the stage door gave me a masks that mentioned, ‘I’m On Broadway.’ However yeah, the SAG Awards, the Oscars, lots of people had been like, ‘What are you doing?!’ I simply couldn’t get sick. And I didn’t. I haven’t missed a present.”

Again in January on the Golden Globe Awards, a Twitter consumer posted an image of Chastain in her masks, which matched her glowing silver robe, together with a caption that learn “and you realize who didn’t get COVID on the Golden Globes?”

Chastain retweeted the submit, including “Phew!”

Whereas strolling the pink carpet on the Golden Globes, Chastain explained her reasoning for masking up on the large bash.

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“I am doing a play proper now in New York. I will be doing A Doll’s Home. I am enjoying Nora,” she shared. “I’m actually enthusiastic about that. I’m slightly nervous about getting sick however I bought my masks, I am doing each. But additionally it’s important to be so cautious within the theater as a result of I don’t wish to let my forged down.”

A number of different stars did catch the virus following the award ceremony, together with Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Chastain additionally paired her Gucci robe with a black masks on the Oscars, although she appeared unmasked through the pink carpet and whereas presenting the award for Finest Actress.