Alec Baldwin Enrages the Public — But Reason Is Not Related to ‘Rust’ Shooting Issue
Alec Baldwin received negative comments about his actions after the "Rust" shooting incident.
While the investigation on the "Rust" shooting incident is still yet to reach its end, Baldwin continuously worked on different gigs which infuriated the public.
Most recently, he saw people's fury again during his rare interview with Woody Allen.
On Tuesday, Baldwin and Allen talked about the latter's career without mentioning the sexual abuse allegations the Oscar-winning filmmaker got involved in for decades.
But during the conversation, the actor was caught yelling at an apparent employee and was criticized for speaking in Spanish even after his wife's heritage controversy.
As he suffered tech issues that affected the interview, Baldwin got off the couch and could be heard mocking someone off-screen in Spanish. New York Post eventually shared the translation of Baldwin's statement, and it turned out that he was requesting the dogs to stop barking.
"Leonetta! Leonetta! Basta! Las perritas! Basta! Las perritas, suficiente!" he said, which reportedly means "Leonetta! Leonetta! Enough! The dogs! Enough. The dogs, that's enough!"
His viewers who can speak Spanish disclosed that Baldwin was difficult to understand. Even comedy writer Alexis Pereira shared his thoughts about the actor's way of speaking Spanish.
Inexplicably interviewing Woody Allen on Instagram Live, watching as Woody loses Wi-Fi, and then getting up to yell something in Spanish that I a native Spanish speaker can’t understand has surpassed Schweddy Balls as the new funniest thing Alec Baldwin has ever done. God tier. pic.twitter.com/C3a5tzvzmt
— Alexis Pereira (@MrAlexisPereira) June 28, 2022
On the other hand, Baldwin notably defended Allen on multiple occasions. The actor said he knew him as he worked with him in three films already: "Blue Jasmin," "To Rome with Love," and "Alice."
The Baldwins' Heritage Issue
The new backlash came years after Baldwin's wife, Hilaria, suffered accusations that she faked her Spanish heritage.
One of the old videos seemingly proved the claims, showing the author purportedly faking her Spanish accent. It looked like she did not know how to say the word "cucumber" despite the fact that she grew up in Massachusetts.
The same user also called out Hilaria Baldwin's accent, claiming that she had been pretending all the time.
Meanwhile, she eventually shared a video of herself explaining her whole background.
"I was born in Boston and grew up spending time with my family between Massachusetts and Spain. My parents and sibling live in Spain and I chose to live here, in the USA," she said in the caption.
She also explained that her heritage is the reason why her five children have Spanish names - Eduardo, Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, and Romeo.
