It’s about time!!!
Alec Baldwin was understandably pissed when a reporter accused his wife Hilaria of disrespectful behavior at a memorial service for James Gandolfini, but anger is no justification for issuing a hate-filled tirade!
Especially one filled with bigoted, homophobic rhetoric!!!
Thankfully, the 55-year-old actor realized calling someone a “toxic little queen” is 100% wrong, and he’s issued an apology to the LGBT community.
In a statement to GLAAD, he offered:
“My anger was directed at Mr. Stark for blatantly lying and disseminating libelous information about my wife… I would not advocate violence against someone for being gay and I hope that my friends at GLAAD and the gay community understand that my attack on Mr. Stark in no way was the result of homophobia.”
His apology certainly seems sincere, but the It’s Complicated star needs to consider his choice of words more carefully next time!
Read his entire statement (below):
“My ill-advised attack on George Stark of the Daily Mail had absolutely nothing to do with issues of anyone’s sexual orientation. My anger was directed at Mr. Stark for blatantly lying and disseminating libelous information about my wife and her conduct at our friend’s funeral service. As someone who fights against homophobia, I apologize.
I have worked, periodically, with numerous marriage equality organizations, especially over the past couple of years, to achieve the very rights that gay couples are earning by recent court decisions. I would not advocate violence against someone for being gay and I hope that my friends at GLAAD and the gay community understand that my attack on Mr. Stark in no way was the result of homophobia.
Many Thanks, Alec Baldwin.”
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