Photo: Michael Simon/ShutterstockJessica Chastainand her stepfather stepped out for some NBA action.On Wednesday night, theThe Good Nursestar, 45, and stepfather Michael Hastey sat court side at Madison Square Garden to watch the New York Knicks play the Charlotte Hornets and wound up sitting next toTracy Morgan.Photos show Chastain as she sat with Hastey and Morgan at the game, wearing a black jacket with matching pants, high-heeled leather boots and several rings on her fingers.The actress appeared to energetically cheer on the Knicks throughout the game and held up a rally towel showing the team’s logo for a photo with her stepfather, who wore a blue button-down shirt, jeans and a Knicks hat.Morgan, meanwhile, wore an all grey sweatsuit to the high-scoring NBA contest, which theKnicks won 134-131 in overtime.Chastain’s trip to the game made for a rare appearance with Hastey, who along with mother Jerri Chastain, raised Jessica in Sacramento, California, according to theDaily Mail.Michael Simon/ShutterstockThe outing came on the same daythe new Netflix thrillerThe Good Nurse, in which Chastain costars withEddie Redmayne, arrived on the streaming platform.The Good Nurseis based on the true story of a woman who risks her livelihood to expose a fellow nurse who is secretly murdering patients.At PEOPLE andEntertainment Weekly’s photo and video studio at the 2022Toronto International Film Festivalin September, Redmayne, 40, and Chastain, 45, explained how their off-screen camaraderie played into their performances.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Michael Simon/Shutterstock"We’ve talked about wanting to work together for such a long time," Chastain said. “Honestly I was a little nervous because sometimes you can really like someone and then you meet them on set and, especially if they’re playing a complex character, all of a sudden their energy is different.““And what was so lovely about working with Eddie is that he’s always as lovely as you see him now. He doesn’t change, except when action happens,” she continued. “Then it’s a completely different energy. That’s a huge gift because it doesn’t torture the people around you when you’re working. So I was really very, very grateful for that.“In January, Chastain told the U.K.‘sThe Timesthat she grew up with four siblings in Northern California with a single mom who gave birth to her as a teen. Her family struggled financially, and to pursue acting, she worked at a performing arts school in exchange for taking classes since “there was no way my family could afford it.” She’d go on to study acting at the famed Julliard School in New York City.Chastain got her big break in 2011’sThe Help, for which she was. Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The next year, she earned a nod for Best Actress forZero Dark Thirty, and Chastainwon Best Actressfor herThe Eyes of Tammy Fayeperformance at the 94thAcademy Awardsin March.The Good Nurseis streaming on Netflix now.
Photo: Michael Simon/Shutterstock
Jessica Chastainand her stepfather stepped out for some NBA action.On Wednesday night, theThe Good Nursestar, 45, and stepfather Michael Hastey sat court side at Madison Square Garden to watch the New York Knicks play the Charlotte Hornets and wound up sitting next toTracy Morgan.Photos show Chastain as she sat with Hastey and Morgan at the game, wearing a black jacket with matching pants, high-heeled leather boots and several rings on her fingers.The actress appeared to energetically cheer on the Knicks throughout the game and held up a rally towel showing the team’s logo for a photo with her stepfather, who wore a blue button-down shirt, jeans and a Knicks hat.Morgan, meanwhile, wore an all grey sweatsuit to the high-scoring NBA contest, which theKnicks won 134-131 in overtime.Chastain’s trip to the game made for a rare appearance with Hastey, who along with mother Jerri Chastain, raised Jessica in Sacramento, California, according to theDaily Mail.Michael Simon/ShutterstockThe outing came on the same daythe new Netflix thrillerThe Good Nurse, in which Chastain costars withEddie Redmayne, arrived on the streaming platform.The Good Nurseis based on the true story of a woman who risks her livelihood to expose a fellow nurse who is secretly murdering patients.At PEOPLE andEntertainment Weekly’s photo and video studio at the 2022Toronto International Film Festivalin September, Redmayne, 40, and Chastain, 45, explained how their off-screen camaraderie played into their performances.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Michael Simon/Shutterstock"We’ve talked about wanting to work together for such a long time,” Chastain said. “Honestly I was a little nervous because sometimes you can really like someone and then you meet them on set and, especially if they’re playing a complex character, all of a sudden their energy is different.““And what was so lovely about working with Eddie is that he’s always as lovely as you see him now. He doesn’t change, except when action happens,” she continued. “Then it’s a completely different energy. That’s a huge gift because it doesn’t torture the people around you when you’re working. So I was really very, very grateful for that.“In January, Chastain told the U.K.‘sThe Timesthat she grew up with four siblings in Northern California with a single mom who gave birth to her as a teen. Her family struggled financially, and to pursue acting, she worked at a performing arts school in exchange for taking classes since “there was no way my family could afford it.” She’d go on to study acting at the famed Julliard School in New York City.Chastain got her big break in 2011’sThe Help, for which she was. Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The next year, she earned a nod for Best Actress forZero Dark Thirty, and Chastainwon Best Actressfor herThe Eyes of Tammy Fayeperformance at the 94thAcademy Awardsin March.The Good Nurseis streaming on Netflix now.
Jessica Chastainand her stepfather stepped out for some NBA action.
On Wednesday night, theThe Good Nursestar, 45, and stepfather Michael Hastey sat court side at Madison Square Garden to watch the New York Knicks play the Charlotte Hornets and wound up sitting next toTracy Morgan.
Photos show Chastain as she sat with Hastey and Morgan at the game, wearing a black jacket with matching pants, high-heeled leather boots and several rings on her fingers.
The actress appeared to energetically cheer on the Knicks throughout the game and held up a rally towel showing the team’s logo for a photo with her stepfather, who wore a blue button-down shirt, jeans and a Knicks hat.
Morgan, meanwhile, wore an all grey sweatsuit to the high-scoring NBA contest, which theKnicks won 134-131 in overtime.
Chastain’s trip to the game made for a rare appearance with Hastey, who along with mother Jerri Chastain, raised Jessica in Sacramento, California, according to theDaily Mail.
Michael Simon/Shutterstock
The outing came on the same daythe new Netflix thrillerThe Good Nurse, in which Chastain costars withEddie Redmayne, arrived on the streaming platform.
The Good Nurseis based on the true story of a woman who risks her livelihood to expose a fellow nurse who is secretly murdering patients.
At PEOPLE andEntertainment Weekly’s photo and video studio at the 2022Toronto International Film Festivalin September, Redmayne, 40, and Chastain, 45, explained how their off-screen camaraderie played into their performances.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“We’ve talked about wanting to work together for such a long time,” Chastain said. “Honestly I was a little nervous because sometimes you can really like someone and then you meet them on set and, especially if they’re playing a complex character, all of a sudden their energy is different.”
“And what was so lovely about working with Eddie is that he’s always as lovely as you see him now. He doesn’t change, except when action happens,” she continued. “Then it’s a completely different energy. That’s a huge gift because it doesn’t torture the people around you when you’re working. So I was really very, very grateful for that.”
In January, Chastain told the U.K.‘sThe Timesthat she grew up with four siblings in Northern California with a single mom who gave birth to her as a teen. Her family struggled financially, and to pursue acting, she worked at a performing arts school in exchange for taking classes since “there was no way my family could afford it.” She’d go on to study acting at the famed Julliard School in New York City.
Chastain got her big break in 2011’sThe Help, for which she was. Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The next year, she earned a nod for Best Actress forZero Dark Thirty, and Chastainwon Best Actressfor herThe Eyes of Tammy Fayeperformance at the 94thAcademy Awardsin March.
The Good Nurseis streaming on Netflix now.
source: people.com
