It may seem like it was a long time ago in the current news cycle, but it was actually just last month. And in case you forgot, it all started with comedian Amy Schumer making fun of Baldwin posing in lingerie with her baby.
Now Schumer talks about the story that consumed the internet.
Schumer again posted the image on his Instagram account with a bold caption. But Baldwin saw no humor in Schumer’s post and took it to his own Instagram page with a video message calling Schumer and shamers. It was then that commentators began to notice that Baldwin’s usual Spanish accent was noticeably absent.
That was when her heritage began to be questioned, with people pointing out that she grew up in Boston, despite several online biographies citing that she was born and raised in Spain. Although their family lives on the Spanish island of Mallorca now, they are from America. Videos of Baldwin’s television appearances began to circulate, one from the “Today Show” in which Baldwin forgets the English word for cucumber, and even her husband saying in an evening appearance that she came from Spain.
It was then that Schumer mocked Baldwin again on Instagram in a deleted post.
“I felt like everyone was watching. Just like, ‘What’s going on?’ I thought we were still playing, so I wrote, ‘Hey, look, I love Spain too’. But then everything became a big thing and people were really upset, so I just took [too], “Schumer explained.
“Look, she is a mother. She has a million and a half children, and that is very difficult,” added Schumer. “So, I just don’t want them to have a bad time. But then again, you can’t just pretend to be from Spain.”
Since the controversy, Baldwin has been quiet and has not posted on his Instagram page since late December.