[$500] Thread - "Reply in thread" crashes the app

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Action Performed:

1. Access staging.new.expensify.com
2. Sign into a valid account
3. Go to any chat & send a message
4. Hover over the message and select "Reply in chat"

Expected Result:

User expects to be able to reply in chat

Actual Result:

App crashes

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android / native
• Android / Chrome
• iOS / native
• iOS / Safari
• MacOS / Chrome / Safari
• MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: 1.3.76-0

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: No

If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Bug6222377_1696274776695.Reply_in_thread_crashes_app.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: @ayazhussain79 / Applause - Internal Team

Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1696250210141309

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @maddylewis (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @luacmartins (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.