New York Daily News

WIFE’S ON DON ‘HIT’ LIST

Baldwin bro: ‘Black belt’ harasser put moves on her

- BY CHRIS SOMMERFELD­T

ACTOR BILLY Baldwin claims President Trump hit on his wife during a ritzy hotel party in Manhattan over two decades ago, blasting the commanderi­n-chief as a “black belt” sexual harasser.

Baldwin fired off the accusation on Thanksgivi­ng morning in response to a tweet from Donald Trump Jr. about the latest sexual harassment allegation­s against beleaguere­d Democratic Sen. Al Franken.

“Your Dad is a 5th degree black belt when it comes to sexual impropriet­y allegation­s,” Baldwin tweeted at Trump Jr. “In fact…I once had a party at the Plaza Hotel… your father showed up uninvited & hit on my wife... invited her on his helicopter to Atlantic City.”

The 54-year-old Baldwin brother bluntly added, “She showed his fat a-- the door.”

A man who attended the party told the Daily News that Baldwin was hosting an intimate get-together in a Plaza hotel room for his soon-to-be wife Chynna Phillips’ birthday when Trump suddenly knocked on the door.

Trump owned the swanky Midtown hotel at the time and was a fixture at parties there until he was forced to sell after declaring bankruptcy in November 1992.

“Trump came barging in and started saying, ‘Let’s get in my helicopter, let’s blow this party and get out of here,’” the party goer recalled.

There were only about five people in the room, he said, and everyone grew noticeably uncomforta­ble when Trump entered.

The mogul then zeroed in on Phillips and “looked her up and down,” the witness continued.

“He tried to coerce her into getting in his helicopter,” the reveler said. “(Phillips) laughed uncomforta­bly at the prospect and said thanks but no thanks.”

The person said at the time, he and Trump often attended the same parties.

“When Trump realized it wasn’t a raging Hollywood party with strippers hanging from the roof, he left with his tail between his legs,” the source said. “He was in the room for maybe 10 minutes.”

The White House declined to comment.

The Plaza claims come as dozens of powerful men in politics, media and showbiz already face sexual misconduct allegation­s.

Since announcing his campaign, Trump alone has been accused of sexually harassing nearly two dozen women.

Many of the accusers claim Trump forced himself on them, groped and kissed them without consent.

Trump vehemently denies the allegation­s and has even threatened to sue some of the women.

Earlier this week, Trump faced flak after all but endorsing Alabama Senate nominee Roy Moore, who has been accused by at least nine women of sexually harassing or assaulting them, in some cases when they were as young as 14 years old.

Baldwin, who married singer Phillips in 1995, used to be cordial with Trump but has been a staunch critic since the presidenti­al campaign, regularly lashing out against him over Twitter.

Baldwin’s older sibling, fellow actor Alec Baldwin, has his own beef with the President and has on several occasions drawn ire for his Trump impersonat­ion on “Saturday Night Live.”

 ??  ?? Billy Baldwin, with wife Chynna Phillips in 1998, says Donald Trump (right) tried to pick her up two decades ago.
Billy Baldwin, with wife Chynna Phillips in 1998, says Donald Trump (right) tried to pick her up two decades ago.

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