Baldwin admits he’s ‘bullied women’, calls for reforms
LOS ANGELES: Actor Alec Baldwin has admitted that he had “bullied women”, and has called for changes in Hollywood.
On Thursday, The Paley Centre for Media had honoured Baldwin for his distinguished career and supportive efforts for the organisation’s educational initiatives. The event included a discussion with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon announcer and Saturday Night Live writer-producer Steve Higgins.
Baldwin made a point to discuss the current sexual misconduct allegations circulating in Hollywood.
Admitted Baldwin: “I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way. I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women. Not as a rule. From time to time, I’ve done what a lot of men do, which is … when you don’t treat women the same way you treat men. You don’t. I’m from a generation
I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way. I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women. Not as a rule. From time to time, I’ve done what a lot of men do, which is … when you don’t treat women the same way you treat men. You don’t. I’m from a generation where you really don’t and I’d like that to change. I really would like that to change. Alec Baldwin, Hollywood actor
where you really don’t and I’d like that to change. I really would like that to change.”
The Emmy Award-winning actor said that the way individuals function in the workplace needs to change, not just in Hollywood but everywhere.
“I think it’s important for us to try to make the workplace and beyond not only comfortable and right and fair and appropriate but as productive, as well. I think a lot of what we’re dealing with within this issue is hurting our business. It’s making it less productive,” Baldwin asserted.
“I knew of certain things, that there were rumours of things happening to people, but I didn’t necessarily know the scope, when you hear the hundreds and hundreds of women who are complaining about this,” the actor admitted while accepting the honour.
“It’s been a very eye-opening experience for me personally. We’ve got to be vigilant in a new way to make sure that everybody is comfortable and that we get the job done together that we’re there to do.”
When Higgins asked about his famous impression of Donald Trump on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Baldwin joked, “I was so there. I was like, ‘Oh, God, I hope that Lorne (Michaels) calls me.’”
Baldwin admitted that he initially had no clue how indemand the character would become. “I lived in a world where it was presumed he wasn’t gonna win,” he said.
Baldwin also disclosed that his lack of personal interactions with Trump didn’t leave him with much material to draw from when creating the character.
“So when you come in to do the show, you just have him in the media. Although he’s pretty vivid in the media. He seems like himself. I just wanted to make him as miserable as possible. He wins the election and he’s like, ‘God damn you people.”