Actor Alec Baldwin smacked the phone of an anti-Israel protester on Monday who hounded him inside a coffee shop in New York City.
The woman approached Baldwin while he was on the phone and appeared to have just finished ordering.
“Alec, can you please say, ‘Free Palestine’ one time?” the woman said. “Why did you kill that lady? You killed that lady and got no jail time. No jail time, Alec. No jail time, Alec.”
At that point a store employee approached the woman and gently tried to get her to leave the store.
“You’re putting innocent people in jail, Alec Baldwin. Free Palestine, Alec. Just one time and I’ll leave you alone. I’ll leave you alone. I swear. Just say, ‘Free Palestine’ one time.”
Baldwin walked to the store’s entrance, opened the door, and instructed the woman: “Get out right now.”
He then instructed the store to “call the police” because the woman was “harassing” him.
“One time. One time. One time, Alec,” the woman continued. “You know he’s a criminal. You know he’s a f***ing criminal. Come on Alec, just say, ‘Free Palestine’ one time. One time, just one time please and I’ll leave you alone. ”
“No,” Baldwin responded. “No.”
“Free Palestine. F*** Israel. F*** Zionism,” she continued. “Please say it. One time.”
WATCH:
Alec Baldwin gets harassed in public and punches the camera. Seems like the person filming him had it coming. pic.twitter.com/Ciyg2wO5nN
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 22, 2024
Online, many people expressed support for Baldwin.
“Alec Baldwin gets harassed in public and punches the camera,” said commentator Ian Miles Cheong. “Seems like the person filming him had it coming.”
“I honestly never thought it would be possible, but this crazy annoying anti-semite Karen made me feel sorry for Alec Baldwin,” said James Langman, a pro-Trump account.
“If you want to feel conflicted, watch this Hamas supporter harassing Alec Baldwin,” said another account. “You won’t know who to root for.”