Megan Fox was noticeably absent from the red carpet premiere of Midnight In The Switchgrass on Monday night, after pulling out of the event last minute due to COVID-19 concerns.
And Lala Kent, who is engaged to the film's director Randall Emmett, appeared to shade the actress as she documented the premiere on her Instagram Story.
In one snapshot, the reality star, 30, posed in front of a Midnight In The Switchgrass poster and blocked out Megan's credit with text reading: ''So excited for this!'
Shade? Lala Kent appeared to shade Megan Fox in a now-deleted Instagram post, after the actress skipped out on the premiere of Midnight In The Switchgrass on Monday night; Lala pictured
Kent has since deleted the Instagram Story post.
Fox, 35, informed fans that she would not be present at Monday night's premiere in a statement issued to Variety just hours before she was set to walk the red carpet.
'Due to the recent California mask mandate and rise of COVID cases, Megan Fox will no longer be attending the premiere tonight,' read a statement obtained by Variety.
Other notable stars that skipped out on the premiere were Bruce Willis and Megan Fox's costar-turned-boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly.
Blocked: In an Instagram Story snapshot, the reality star, 30, posed in front of a Midnight In The Switchgrass poster and blocked out Megan's credit with text reading: ''So excited for this!'
MIA: Fox, 35, informed fans that she would not be present at Monday night's premiere in a statement issued to Variety just hours before she was set to walk the red carpet; (L-R) director Randall Emmett, Megan Fox, and Bruce Willis pictured in 2020
L.A. County recently reinstated its mask mandate after it was revealed that coronavirus cases had 'increased 700%' since California's statewide reopening on June 15.
The mandate requires 'masking for everyone while indoors, regardless of vaccination status to prevent increased COVID-19 spread,' as per KTLA.
Megan and Bruce lead the film as FBI agents Rebecca Lombardi and her partner Karl Helter, respectively.
The duo are near a bust on a sex-trafficking ring when they run across the path of a notorious serial killer operating down south.
Leads: Megan and Bruce lead the film as FBI agents Rebecca Lombardi and her partner Karl Helter, respectively
They team up with another agent from Florida (Hirsch) to catch the killer, but he abducts Megan's character, forcing the two men to work overtime to save her before it's too late.
The film is very loosely based on the real-life Truck Stop Killer, who was apprehended
