Alec Baldwin blasted for Sam Neill tribute that barely mentions late ‘Hunt for Red October’ co-star
Alec Baldwin is facing backlash over his bizarre tribute to late “The Hunt for Red October” co-star Sam Neill. Baldwin, 68, shared a nearly 3-minute Instagram video Monday after the “Jurassic Park” actor died at 78 earlier that day, but he only mentioned Neill in the first 10 seconds and final 5 seconds of the clip.
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Alec Baldwin is facing backlash over his bizarre tribute to late “The Hunt for Red October” co-star Sam Neill. Baldwin, 68, shared a nearly 3-minute Instagram video Monday after the “Jurassic Park” actor died at 78 earlier that day, but he only mentioned Neill in the first 10 seconds and final 5 seconds of the clip. The tribute drew a wave of backlash online, with social media users accusing Baldwin of focusing more on his memories of the 1990 thriller that he starred in with Neill rather than on honoring the late actor. “I just wanted to come on here quickly and say, how stricken I was to learn of the death of Sam Neill,” Baldwin began the video.
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- Alec Baldwin is facing backlash over his bizarre tribute to late “The Hunt for Red October” co-star Sam Neill. Baldwin, 68, shared a nearly 3-minute Instagram video Monday after the “Jurassic Park” actor died at 78 earlier that day, but he only mentioned Neill in the first 10 seconds and final 5 seconds of the clip.
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Alec Baldwin blasted for Sam Neill tribute that barely mentions late ‘Hunt for Red October’ co-star
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