The Latest Details On The Hilaria Baldwin Scandal Are Turning Heads
Whether it's Hailey Baldwin's loved-up photos with husband Justin Bieber or Alec Baldwin's hilarious Donald Trump impersonations, the Baldwins always seem to be in the headlines. However, all eyes are on Alec's stunning wife, Hilaria Baldwin, following accusations that she has been faking her Spanish heritage.
It all started when comedian Amy Schumer jokingly posted a photo of Hilaria's stunning physique, captioning the image as if it was Schumer's own bod, per Page Six. Like all jokes these days, Schumer was met with backlash, deleting the post and prompting Hilaria to share a video message about body shaming. But fans couldn't help but notice that Hilaria, who has previously identified herself as Spanish, had a different accent than usual in the clip. Although her voice raised some eyebrows, things got real interesting when one person took to Twitter on Dec. 28, 2020, writing, "You have to admire Hilaria Baldwin's commitment to her decade long grift where she impersonates a Spanish person."
Since then, a bevy of evidence has come to the forefront regarding Hilaria's history of seemingly pretending to be an immigrant even though she is from Massachusetts with zero Spanish blood. Now, Hilaria, Alec, and even the Twitter user who brought Hilaria's heritage into question are speaking out. Keep scrolling for details.
Hilaria Baldwin wants to set the record straight
Defending her Spanish shtick, Hilaria Baldwin took to her Instagram Story to set the record straight about her affection for Spain and its culture despite being born and bred in the United States.
"There's been some questions about where I'm born. I'm born in Boston," she began in her video, although she had previously stated she is from Mallorca, per Page Six. "I spent some of my childhood in Boston, some of my childhood in Spain, my family, my brother, my parents, my nephew, everybody is over there in Spain now, I'm here." Like many people who are bilingual, she said she often confuses the languages and accents. She also admitted her name is actually Hillary, although in Spain her name translated to Hilaria and it kind of just stuck. "Yes, I am a white girl, my family is white ... Europe has a lot of white people in them. Ethnically I am a mix of many, many things," she continued to explain. "This is who I am, and this is my life story."
Following her remarks on Instagram, Alec Baldwin decided to add his own two cents in his own video statement. "You have to consider the source," her husband said in the now-viral video. "We live in a world now where we're hidden behind the anonymity of social media, people feel that they can say anything."
Hilaria Baldwin is raising questions about racial identity
But that's not all! Hilaria Baldwin went to The New York Times to tell her story once and for all, claiming that there is nothing wrong with identifying with a culture foreign from your native land and attempting to separate her true self from the public. "There is not something I'm doing wrong, and I think there is a difference between hiding and creating a boundary," Hilaria told the outlet. "My intention is not to be an American TV personality. My intention is not to be a Spanish TV personality. My intention is to talk about health and fitness and being a mom."
Although Hilaria was born in Boston and frequently traveled to Spain, she didn't feel the need to quantify her time spent in the European country to justify her love for Spanish culture. "I think it would be maddening to do such a tight timeline of everything," she explained. "You know, sometimes there was school involved. Sometimes it was vacation." She continued to address the misconceptions in racial identity, adding, "These are important conversations to have. But as people are able to come out as different parts of themselves and how they identify and have people listen, I think that's extremely important."
Hilaria Baldwin's critics might not agree with her stance on racial identity
Although Hilaria Baldwin tried to justify projecting a Spanish persona despite merely loving the country and not actually being of Latin decent, she still managed to ruffle a few feathers. The Twitter user who started all of this hoopla told the Daily Mail that, even in Hilaria's New York Times interview she is still "not owning what she did."
"It's offensive and wrong to pretend you're an immigrant and that you speak English as a second language and appropriate the actual experience that actual immigrant women have. That's not what happened." As an example, the Twitter user (who chose to remain anonymous) said, "She made a post saying people at the park think she's the nanny because her kids are blonde and have blue eyes. That is something that happens to moms of color who actually have an accent." They continued to add, "That's offensive, these are hard experiences that people actually have and she pretended. It's not really necessary. She could be a hot white influencer. Plenty of people do that."
Despite starting all of this drama for the Baldwin family, the Twitter user has some harsh words from her mother of five. "If I could talk to Hilaria on her own, I would say she should say sorry to all the immigrants and English second language learners and moms of color who are actually mistaken for their children's nannies. She should own what she did."