Alec Baldwin had a holiday reunion with his eldest child, daughter Ireland Baldwin, in downtown Manhattan in New York City on Thursday.
The Oscar-nominated actor, 66, and the 29-year-old writer were seen hugging as she was joined by her partner, musician RAC, 39, and their one-year-old daughter, Holland.
The father-daughter reunion took place four months after a summer holiday in which Ireland brought her daughter to meet her seven half-siblings that Alec shares with wife Hilaria, 40.
In recent years, Alec and Ireland – whom the actor shares with ex-wife Kim Basinger, 71 – have been on seemingly solid ground.
She has become a parent for the first time as he tries to balance his family, career and legal fallout from the tragic shooting on the set of his film Rust in October 2021.
Alec’s erratic temper was publicly displayed in April 2007, when a voicemail he left for Ireland was publicly leaked, when he called her “a rude, thoughtless little pig” in a tirade over a missed phone call.
Alec Baldwin, 66, had a holiday reunion with his eldest child, daughter Ireland Baldwin, 29, in New York City on Thursday
In recent years, Alec and Ireland have been on seemingly solid ground as she has become a parent, while he has balanced his family, career and the fallout from the tragic shooting on the set of his film Rust in October 2021.
Alec subsequently issued a statement saying he was “sorry to lose (his) patience with (his) child” but that he had been “driven to the limit for years by parental alienation” from Basinger.
The following year, Alec delved deeper into the sensitive subject by publishing a book titled A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce.
On the chilly day in New York City on Thursday, the Glengarry Glen Ross actor was dressed in a navy blue jacket with gray pants, black shoes and a maroon scarf.
Ireland – who describes herself in her Instagram bio to 642,000 followers as a “writer, sopranos lover (and) dog hoarder” – wore a textured brown fleece jacket with a navy blue jumpsuit and a brown top.
She had a red sweater tied around her waist and kept her auburn locks in a hairpin as she met her father.
The RAF was dressed in a navy blue jacket with dark blue jeans and gray shoes as he held his daughter during the outing.
Alec and his wife Hilaria are parents to seven young children: daughters Carmen, 11, Maria, three, and Ilaria, two; and sons Rafael, nine, Leonardo, eight, Romeo, six, and Eduardo ‘Edu’ Pao Lucas, four.
Alec found himself in hot water last year after calling his young children ‘seven reasons to keep going in tough times’, later shortening his statement to include Ireland.
Ireland was joined by her partner, musician RAC, 39, and their one-year-old daughter, Holland, on the trip to NYC
Ireland describes herself in her Instagram bio to 642,000 followers as ‘writer, soprano lover (and) dog hoarder’
The father and daughter shared a hug as her partner and child looked on
Baby Holland seemed to be in a delightful mood as her grandfather carried a bag full of presents
In May, Alec talked about his large family during an appearance on the channel Our way with the podcast Paul Anka and Skip Bronson.
‘I have eight children: I have my eldest daughter. She has a baby and she and her boyfriend live in Oregon,” he said. ‘I met my wife, we got married and had seven children in nine years. It’s crazy.’
The actor, who has made a number of recent cameos on Saturday Night Live, talks about his life and career in the podcast appearance.
“I noticed that as I got older, work became less interesting to me,” Alec said. ‘I’m interested, you know, I want to work and I like to work.
‘But they just don’t make that many films that I find interesting anymore. Plus, we’re all older. Whatever I’ve done in the past, I’m not trying to repeat that.”