On December 18, Alec Baldwin became one of the great protagonists of the social conversation after participating in a tense encounter with a protester who was fighting for the rights of the Gazan people and who, along with a large group of people, denounced the military actions. of Israel in Gaza, as well as the ‘passivity’ (or complicity) of the United States.
The protester in question approached the actor, who was calmly walking through the big city, and asked him if he supported Israel. ”No, I support peace for Gaza,” he responded. ”You work in Hollywood, so do you condemn Israel?” the individual asked insistently, leading to the filmmaker’s outburst: ”Are you asking me this because I’m in Hollywood? You ask stupid questions. Ask me a smart question.”
The actor’s response did not convince those present and the situation reached such a point that law enforcement agents had to intervene and escort the actor from The Cooler, The Aviator or It’s Complicated. It should be noted that Baldwin decided not to remain silent and began to respond to those who insulted him.
Since then, the interpreter has preferred to stay in the background and not give public statements about the conflict that occupies thousands of international headlines every day. However, a recent episode has put his name back on the table.
Baldwin was in a coffee shop when a person began recording him without his consent and asking him over and over again to say ‘Free Palestine’. In the audiovisual piece that has gone viral on the Internet, you can see how the actor takes the situation patiently and, accompanied by a local waiter, tries to throw out the person who is recording him.
As can be seen in the video, after a few seconds of extreme tension, it seems that Baldwin grabs the rebuke’s cell phone and ‘hits’ it to stop the recording. However, no matter how much the person in question defends that he “attacked” him, this has not been proven.
The reactions to the video on social networks have been very diverse. While some have criticized Baldwin’s lack of commitment and his refusal to condemn Israel’s actions, others have complained about the attitude of the person recording, as he approaches the actor without any kind of respect.
It should be noted that many have defended tooth and nail that the actor has every right in the world not to take a political position and not to give his opinion in public, something that has sparked a great social debate.
