Alec Baldwin subtitles ‘The Crown’ star Gillian Anderson in exchange for accent

Alec Baldwin alluded to his wife Hilaria Baldwin’s recent inheritance controversy this week while doing research on Gillian Anderson’s ability to switch accents.

The “30 Rock” actor tweeted on Wednesday a CNN report on Anderson’s Golden Globe victory for Netflix’s “The Crown,” in which she played former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Anderson, who was born in Chicago but spent much of his childhood in London, was considered to have “accepted the award using his American accent”.

The “X-Files” and “Sex Education” star is quoted in the article as saying that she “did her best to cling to my British accent” when her family moved from England to Grand Rapids, Michigan, when she was 11 years. she is once again based in London, she added, “I just slip into one or the other.”

Apparently, that didn’t go well for Baldwin, who tweeted, “Changing your accent? That looks … fascinating. ”

Baldwin’s tweet was a subtle reference to his wife, who last year was accused of appropriating elements of Spanish heritage.

Days before Christmas, Hilaria Baldwin’s background was the subject of a viral topic on Twitter that accused her of “decade-old grift. ”The charge referred to the yoga and health entrepreneur presenting herself as Spanish – a statement that was publicly supported by her husband – even though she was born and raised in Boston by American parents.

After it was revealed that her birth name was not Hilaria, but Hillary Hayward-Thomas, many questioned the legitimacy of her Spanish accent at times. The ensuing reaction prompted Alec Baldwin to briefly close Twitter in January, after comparing the social media platform to “a party where everyone is shouting”.

Last month, Hilaria Baldwin issued a long apology on Instagram in which she said she had been “listening, reflecting and asking myself how I can learn and grow” in the weeks since the controversy started.

“My parents raised me and my brother in two cultures, American and Spanish, and I feel a real sense of belonging to both,” wrote the mother of six. “The way I talked about myself and my deep connection with two cultures could have been better explained – I should have been more clear and I’m sorry.”