Alec Baldwin’s niece
Hailey Bieber comments on the gunshot accident – but does not explicitly mention her uncle
Model Hailey Bieber
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Model Hailey Bieber is the niece of actor Alec Baldwin, who accidentally shot a camerawoman while shooting a film. The 24-year-old has now also commented on the accident.
After the tragedy surrounding actor Alec Baldwin, who accidentally shot a camerawoman while filming, several members of the family spoke up. Baldwin’s daughter Ireland, from his marriage to actress Kim Basinger, wrote on Instagram: “My love and support goes to the family and friends of Halyna Hutchins. I send healing thoughts to Joel Souza. And I wish I could be my father today.” hug extra tight. “
Hailey Bieber, the niece of Alec Baldwin, also published a post in her Instagram story in which she commemorated the killed camerawoman and the injured director. “I send all my love to Halyna Hutchins’ family. This is a truly unimaginable and devastating tragedy. My thoughts are also with Joel Souza, who is recovering,” wrote the wife of pop star Justin Bieber. She closed her post with the words: “I am heartbroken to everyone involved.” She made no explicit mention of her uncle Alec Baldwin.
Alec Baldwin: niece and brother comment on gunshot crash
Hailey Bieber is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, one of Alec Baldwin’s brothers. The 55-year-old wrote on Instagram: “Friends, I ask for your prayers tonight. There is not much to say except that I pray for everyone involved in this tragic accident.”
The relationship between the brothers Alec and Stephen Baldwin has long been considered broken. Above all, their political views divided the two. While Alec Baldwin is a supporter of the Democrats and regularly parodied Donald Trump on the US comedy show “Saturday Night Live”, his brother Stephen is an ardent admirer of the former US president.
Stephen is the youngest of four Baldwin brothers. The second youngest, William, also supports the Democrats and tweeted on the occasion of the US election in 2016 to his brother: “If our father were still alive today, he would slap you in the face for supporting Donald Trump.”
In a sense, Hailey Bieber stands between the chairs. In a 2018 interview with the Sunday Times, she said: “I love my dad, he’s a great dad, but we were so different about the choice.” In order to keep the family peace, she may not have explicitly commented on the situation of her uncle Alec Baldwin.
The actor himself spoke up on Twitter the day after the fatal shot. “No words can express my shock and sadness at the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, a mother and a valued colleague,” said Baldwin, who apparently did not know the gun was loaded with live ammunition. “It breaks my heart for her husband, her son, and everyone who has known and loved Halyna.”