Alec Baldwin slammed for 'forgetting' eldest daughter Ireland in post celebrating other 7 children
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Alec Baldwin, a father of eight, recently posted a slideshow on social media featuring his seven children with his second wife Hilaria Baldwin. However, he admitted to "forgetting" to include his eldest daughter Ireland in the post while praising his "seven reasons to carry on."
He captioned the Instagram post, "Seven reasons to carry on during some tough times. I'm not gonna lie, without my family, I don't know what my life would be." The post seemed to reference the recent legal controversy Baldwin faced following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the sets of 'Rust'. However, the actor's post swiftly faced backlash from netizens for missing out on his firstborn.
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Soon-to-be grandfather
Fans wasted no time in calling out Alec Baldwin when they realized that his post was missing a crucial person - his 27-year-old daughter Ireland Baldwin, whom he shares with his ex-wife Kim Basinger. Baldwin soon made a separate post specifically dedicated to his firstborn, accompanied by an awkward admission that he had "forgotten" to include her in the original post. "We forgot Billy Preston! This one, the first one, is about to make me a grandfather. Oy," he captioned the post. Ireland and Baldwin have had a tumultuous relationship, which was highlighted when she was just 11 years old, and her father left a scathing voicemail that was leaked to the press.
In the clip, the actor referred to his daughter as a "rude, thoughtless little pig" for not answering the phone when he called. However, the soon-to-be mother and her father have repaired their relationship over time. In 2019, on Baldwin's Comedy Central roast, Ireland made a joke about the infamous voicemail. "Speaking of pigs, some of you may remember me as that "thoughtless little pig" you read about. That was a decade ago, and my dad and I are in a much better place now. He would never say something like that," she went on. "Because I'm 6-foot-2 and I would kick his a**."
'Don’t you have 8 children?'
Instagram users quickly pointed out Ireland's absence and slammed the father for it. "Don't you have 8 children?" one commenter wrote. "What about Ireland?" another asked. "Guess Ireland doesn't count??" someone else posted. Another questioned, "Why don’t you ever include you oldest child ? 🙈" A user asked, "Don’t you have 8 children?" "Don’t forget your 1st cute cub, Ireland!" read another comment.
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