Alec Baldwin shares a 14-minute rant tapping into the culture of cancellation and advocating due process

Alec Baldwin posted a 14-minute video on Instagram, attacking the culture of cancellation and defending due process amid allegations of sexual misconduct made to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Woody Allen.

The Hollywood actor, 62, shared the video of his home in the Hamptons on Sunday – less than a week after he posted another long “a ** hole” speech on Twitter.

In his new video, Baldwin again criticized social media users – this time targeting those who are eager to ‘cancel’ famous men based on unproven claims.

Although he did not mention any names specifically, Baldwin seemed to be referring to Cuomo and Allen.

Cuomo has been accused of sexual harassment by five women in recent weeks.

Allen was accused of sexually molesting his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow. Although this claim was first made 29 years ago, there is renewed interest in the case due to a new series of HBO documentaries investigating the allegations.

Baldwin started his 14-minute clip by stating, ‘I have some people attacking me for defending people who have been accused of crimes … Well, I am not defending someone who is guilty of anything. I am choosing to defend someone who has not been proven guilty of anything. ‘

The star had previously spoken in support of Allen – a director with whom he worked on three films.

Last month, Baldwin criticized the new HBO documentary Allen V. Farrow, writing on Twitter: ‘Who needs courts or the rule of law when we have a trial by the media?’

In his new video, Baldwin criticized the documentary again, saying, ‘I don’t care how many shitty documentaries you make, you have to prove it in court.’

He also appeared to assault Allen’s own son, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow, who appears in the new documentary and believes his father is guilty of the abuse.

‘They [Allen] was not proven guilty. I don’t care how many Pulitzer Prize-winning authors say otherwise, ‘said Baldwin.

In another part of the video, the 30 Rock actor seemed to refer to Cuomo, saying: ‘The attorney general is going to investigate the charges against a governor. Then, and only then, can we talk about people resigning. ‘

Baldwin told his followers that immediately condemning such men without evidence was an example of a culture of cancellation.

“The culture cancellation thing accelerated during COVID. They [people] often have on their hands … They want to get on their computers and they want to face people like me and they want to say all the horrible things you can imagine about defending someone who has been accused of a crime, ‘he said.

‘COVID has made everything bad in our society worse. People are angry and bitter. They’re p ** ed off ‘.

Baldwin said he would no longer defend those who were found guilty beyond any reasonable doubt.

“If it were proved beyond any reasonable doubt that this person was guilty, I would certainly be open to changing my tone and even apologizing to the victims,” ​​said the star. ,

“I am totally in favor of strict laws about people who harass or sexually abuse, but that has to be proven.”

Baldwin’s social media activity often makes headlines.

Last week, he shared a 10-minute rant on Instagram after deleting his Twitter account.

He stated that Twitter ‘is where all the holes in ** the United States and beyond go to get their advanced degrees in ** sanctity’.

He added: ‘The problem with Twitter is that Twitter has a lot of enemies’.

Baldwin deleted his Twitter account after commenting on the accent of actress Gillian Anderson.

Baldwin’s own wife, Hilaria Baldwin, was accused of using a Spanish accent and pretending to be ethnic.

The Baldwins welcomed their sixth daughter, Lucia, via substitute, last week.

The news of the baby’s arrival came just six months after Hilaria gave birth to her fifth son, Eduardo.

Alec, whose wife suffered two miscarriages in 2019, criticized several people who questioned Lucia’s paternity on Monday, telling a commentator to ‘shut up’ when asked about the arrival of his youngest son.

Baldwin also briefly closed Twitter in January, weeks after the controversy over Hilaria’s inheritance unfolded, writing at the time.

He wrote: ‘Twitter is like a party where everyone is shouting. It is not a big party. See you later.”

Baldwin clearly has a love-hate relationship with Twitter. After leaving the social media platform twice this year, he also left in 2017.

The actor withdrew from the site that year after being accused of ‘victim’s guilt’ for controversial comments he made about Rose McGowan accepting a $ 100,000 deal from Harvey Weinstein in 1997.

In an interview with PBS at the time, Baldwin admitted to hearing a ‘rumor’ that McGowan had been raped by Weinstein, but did nothing about it along with the rest of Hollywood.

He said it was ‘for’ McGowan to sue him and later said it was a ‘problem’ that victims of sexual harassment were sometimes silenced by cash deals because it hampered the course of justice.

– You heard the rumor that he raped Rose McGowan. You heard it over and over. We’ve heard that for decades.

‘But what happened was that Rose McGowan was paid $ 100,000 and settled the case with him. And it was up to Rose McGowan to sue that case, ‘he said.

McGowan, who led an unforgiving comment about Weinstein’s sexual assault scandal since it broke out, responded furiously to his comments.

– Said everyone knew. Nobody cared. The men run the show. The women followed the line. Not anymore, ‘she said.

Announcing his hiatus on Twitter, Baldwin said it was’ never his intention ‘to blame the victim’ and said ‘his heart goes out’ to anyone affected by sexual harassment.

And in 2014, Alec dropped out after sending a series of homophobic tweets directed to the Daily Mail, which reported that his wife, Hilaria, had sent tweets while attending James Gandolfini’s funeral in New York.

‘Someone wrote that my wife was tweeting at a funeral. Hey. This is not true. But I’m going to tweet at your funeral, ‘.

In July 2012, he left Twitter again, two days after he married Hilaria, with a final tweet saying, ‘It’s been fun.’

In December 2011, Baldwin deleted his Twitter account again after a fight with American Airlines over the game Words With Friends.

He tweeted that he was “attacked” by a flight attendant for playing the game on his cell phone just before takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport and was taken off the flight.

He then tweeted: ‘Let’s play a game called Mass Unfollowing. I want to break this account and start over. But tonight at 10 pm New York time, stop following me.

The following day, your account was listed as ‘deactivated’.