In a New York City coffee shop, Alec Baldwin slapped the phone of an anti-Israel protester who persistently demanded that he say ‘Free Palestine,’ as shown in social media footage posted on Monday night.
As the agitator approached him, Alec Baldwin was spotted on the phone while waiting at the cash register.
The rabble-rouser demanded that Alec say ‘Free Palestine’ once, while the woman persistently hounded him to comply as he continued with his business.
Ambush interviewer Crackhead Barney shared the video on her official X/Twitter account, Crackhead Barney & Friends (known for the anti-fascist podcast series), capturing the moment when the American actor lost his balance.
White devil Alec Baldwin attacked me
While I was trying to get coffeee pic.twitter.com/qebME0V4Wl— Crackhead Barney & Friends (@CHBAF) April 22, 2024
The agitator claimed online that Alec Baldwin, whom they referred to as the ‘white devil,’ assaulted them while they were attempting to get coffee.
Despite his initial patience, he eventually walked to the establishment’s door and signaled for her to depart. However, as she continued to confront him with fury, Baldwin swiftly grabbed the camera just before the video abruptly ended.
Throughout the encounter, he remained visibly annoyed until he forcefully knocked her phone away.
Besides repeatedly urging him to say ‘Free Palestine,’ she also confronted him aggressively about his criminal case in New Mexico. The podcast host accused him, saying, ‘Why did you kill that woman? You took her life and faced no prison time.’ Furthermore, the woman demanded that he echo her sentiments: ‘F**k Israel, f**k Zionism.
As Baldwin is currently dealing with legal charges related to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film ‘Rust’ in New Mexico in 2021.
In January, he faced formal charges of involuntary manslaughter, and his criminal trial is set to begin on July.
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