Alec Baldwin was caught on camera punching the phone of a pro-Palestinian protester who accosted him inside a New York City coffee shop.
The protester, who hosts an anti-fascist talk show called Crackhead Barney & Friends, posted a video of the interaction on Twitter.
“Alec, could you say Free Palestine for once?” the protester repeatedly shouted at Baldwin.
‘Free Palestine, Alec, just once and I’ll leave you alone. I’ll leave you alone, I swear, just say Palestine free once.
A cafeteria employee tried to ask the protester to stop arguing with Baldwin, while the actor walked to the door and asked her to leave.
‘Why did you kill that lady? You killed that lady and they didn’t put you in jail,” the protester said, referring to the fatal shooting on the set of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ Rust.
Baldwin’s criminal trial for the shooting will begin July 10, after a grand jury indicted him on involuntary manslaughter in January.
Rust gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison after a jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March, making her the first crew member to be convicted of accidentally shooting Hutchins.
Baldwin, visibly irritated, asked the employee to call the police and told the protester he wouldn’t say Free Palestine.
He said, “Can you do me a quick favor?” before taking the phone out of the protesters’ hands.
In December, Baldwin angrily confronted a pro-Palestine protest in Manhattan, telling a protester to “shut up” and confronting him before the actor was taken away by police.
In a video posted on social media, a protester shoved a phone in the actor’s face and asked him if he supported Israel.
‘Because I’m in Hollywood?’ Baldwin responded. You ask stupid questions. Ask me a smart question.
Baldwin and the protester continued yelling at each other before police took the actor away.
A crowd followed Baldwin and some mocked him for the fatal shooting on the set of the 2021 film Rust.
It is unclear why the actor was near the march organized by Within Our Lifetime, a Palestinian-led community organization that has been active in New York City since 2015.
In December, Baldwin angrily confronted a pro-Palestine protest in Manhattan, telling a protester to “shut up” and confronting him before the actor was taken away by police.
The group protested at major transit hubs throughout the day, including Penn Station and Grand Central Station.
As Baldwin was being escorted away by police, a voice in the crowd began shouting, “Who the fuck do you think you are?” and ‘Fuck you.’
“Shut the fuck up,” Baldwin barked as the police led him away.
‘Stop crying! Stop crying!’ He shouted as protesters continued to harass him, before pointing his finger indiscriminately at the crowd and saying: “However, I want peace for Gaza.”
As officers led him away, one protester shouted, “But you killed someone, right?” You’re a murderer!’ in reference to the filming of the movie set.
