Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin was brutally roasted online after he announced they were launching a reality show – as he prepares to stand trial for the fatal Rust shooting.
The series is being billed as a way to give fans a glimpse into the couple’s “ups and downs” as they raise their seven children, the eldest of whom is just ten years old.
Their news was met with much ridicule as social media users joked that 66-year-old Alec agreed to the project to fund his legal defense.
Many observers took aim at 40-year-old Hilaria by bringing up the infamous scandal when she was found to have faked her Spanish heritage in 2020.
“You’d think it would be on Telemundo, wouldn’t you?” joked a commenter on X, formerly Twitter. “When does the shooting start,” wrote another.
Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin were brutally roasted online after announcing they were launching a reality show
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‘Good. We haven’t had enough of Hilaria’s fake accent yet,” one social media user joked, while another wondered, “Does he need money for his legal bills,” and yet another asked, “why didn’t they just call it ‘WE HAVE LEGAL COSTS: The show’?’
“Anything to make people forget about the lawsuit I see,” one X user theorized, while another exclaimed, “Omg! No.’
“That sounds…Hilarious…:),” wrote one and a third predicted: ‘Divorced by 2027.’
The show will premiere on TLC in 2025 and will follow the couple as they “open up their lives for the first time and bring everyone in to join in on the non-stop love, laughter and drama,” according to a press release.
In a video posted to the movie star’s account, he and Hilaria sat side by side as she told viewers they had a big “announcement” to share.
Alec then joked that some fans might assume they revealed they were expecting another child, but added: “Good god, no.”
The couple share Carmen, 10, Rafael, eight, Leonardo, seven, Romeo, six, Eduardo, three, Lucia, three, and Ilaria, 20 months.
Their news was met with much ridicule as social media users joked that 66-year-old Alec agreed to the project to fund his legal defense.
The series is being billed as a way to give fans a glimpse into the couple’s “ups and downs” as they raise their seven children
The news comes just weeks after it was revealed that Alec will be prosecuted for manslaughter over the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (seen) on the set of his film Rust.
The show will premiere in 2025 and will follow the family as they ‘open up their lives for the first time’
Hilaria insisted they were “done having kids,” before revealing: “This is about our show.”
“We invite you to our home to experience the ups and downs, the good and the bad, the wild and the crazy,” Alec explained.
Then several clips flashed across the screen showing the couple’s seven children causing chaos at their New York City residence.
“Home is the place we love to be,” the star added.
It ended with the family of nine all sitting together as they excitedly shouted in unison, “We’re the Baldwins and we’re coming to TLC.”
“God help you all,” Alec joked as some of his children ran wildly toward the camera.
“Alec and Hilaria Baldwin have been making headlines since they married nearly twelve years ago,” reads a description of the upcoming show.
In this TLC follow-up doc series, Alec and Hilaria invite viewers into the home they share with their seven growing children. For the first time, they open up their family life and include everyone in the non-stop love, laughter and drama.”
In a video on the movie star’s account, Alec explained: ‘We invite you to our home to experience the ups and downs, the good and the bad, the wild and the crazy’
Then several clips flashed across the screen showing the couple’s seven children causing chaos at their New York City residence.
It ended with the family of nine all sitting together as they excitedly shouted in unison, “We’re the Baldwins and we’re coming to TLC.”
The news comes just weeks after it was revealed that Alec will be prosecuted for manslaughter over the death of cameraman Halyna Hutchins, as a judge denied a motion to dismiss the case.
Alec pleaded not guilty and the trial is scheduled for July. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison.
In a statement after the judge’s decision, his lawyers said: “We look forward to our day in court.”
On October 21, 2021, just over two weeks after filming began, Halyna – a Ukrainian cinematographer who had worked on more than thirty feature films – was tragically shot dead on the set of Rust after being shot in the chest touched. fired from a ‘prop firearm’ that Alec was holding while rehearsing for a scene.
According to an affidavit, assistant director David Halls retrieved the gun from a cart full of props and handed it to Alec, telling him it was a “cold gun,” meaning it There were no real bullets in it.
However, he told investigators that gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed had opened the gun for him to inspect before giving it to Alec, but that he only remembered checking three of the five rounds.
Although Alec claimed he “didn’t pull the trigger,” the FBI later ruled that the gun was unlikely to fire on its own after undergoing a series of tests.
Still, the actor said ABC in December 2021 that he was not responsible for what happened.
“Someone put a live bullet into a gun, a bullet that shouldn’t have even been on the property,” he said.
Alec (seen on the set of Rust) has his trial scheduled for July. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison
Halyna (seen on set with Alec) was tragically shot dead in October 2021 after being struck in the chest by a bullet fired from a ‘prop firearm’ Alec was holding
“Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who it is, but I know it’s not me.
“I don’t know what happened on that set. I don’t know how that bullet got into that gun. Don’t know.
“But I’m all for doing whatever it takes to get us to a place where this is less likely to happen again.”
In January, more than two years after the tragedy, it was revealed that Alec had been charged with involuntary manslaughter by a grand jury in New Mexico.
Prosecutors renewed the charge that was originally filed and then dismissed in April 2023, after receiving a new analysis of the weapon — which concluded that “the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to fully cock or retract the hammer of the evidence revolver let go. ‘
Rustarmor Hannah was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on March 6, after the jury found that she negligently let a live bullet enter the gun with which Alec accidentally shot Halyna.
Alec and Hilaria started dating in 2011 and married in 2012. Since then, they have welcomed seven children together.
She also became the stepmother to his daughter Ireland Baldwin, whom he shares with his first wife Kim Basinger.