Alec Baldwin has apologised for joking about sex trafficking, insisting he understands why politicians in Asia threatened to beat him over a recent "insensitive" remark.
The actor incurred the wrath of authorities in the Philippines after he told U.S. TV host David Letterman that he was contemplating paying for a "Filipino mail-order bride" to father more children during an interview last week (ends15May09).
Filipino senator Ramon Revilla, a former action movie star, was outraged by the comment, and even vowed to teach the actor a lesson if he ever stepped foot in the country.
Now a remorseful Baldwin has taken to his blog on The Huffington Post website to apologise for making light of the grave matter.
He writes, "I believe that most people understood that this was a joke and took it as such. (A dated reference, no doubt, and another sign of my advancing age.) However, I do apologize to anyone who took offense.
"The comments of some Philippine government officials come as no surprise to me, either. Even the one by a former action film star-turned-Senator who beckoned me to come to the Philippines so he could 'beat' me over my comment. Such anger and frustration about the issue of sex trafficking is understandable."
Ironically, Baldwin is already involved in an organisation, called Love146, which aims to abolish child sex slavery and exploitation.
The actor reveals his brother Stephen turned him onto the charity, adding, "I had met with (co-founder) Rob (Morris) in New York, some months before the Letterman appearance, in the hopes of helping him raise money for this group.
"Again, I apologize for the perceived insensitivity of that remark and ask you to visit the Love146 site."...
The actor incurred the wrath of authorities in the Philippines after he told U.S. TV host David Letterman that he was contemplating paying for a "Filipino mail-order bride" to father more children during an interview last week (ends15May09).
Filipino senator Ramon Revilla, a former action movie star, was outraged by the comment, and even vowed to teach the actor a lesson if he ever stepped foot in the country.
Now a remorseful Baldwin has taken to his blog on The Huffington Post website to apologise for making light of the grave matter.
He writes, "I believe that most people understood that this was a joke and took it as such. (A dated reference, no doubt, and another sign of my advancing age.) However, I do apologize to anyone who took offense.
"The comments of some Philippine government officials come as no surprise to me, either. Even the one by a former action film star-turned-Senator who beckoned me to come to the Philippines so he could 'beat' me over my comment. Such anger and frustration about the issue of sex trafficking is understandable."
Ironically, Baldwin is already involved in an organisation, called Love146, which aims to abolish child sex slavery and exploitation.
The actor reveals his brother Stephen turned him onto the charity, adding, "I had met with (co-founder) Rob (Morris) in New York, some months before the Letterman appearance, in the hopes of helping him raise money for this group.
"Again, I apologize for the perceived insensitivity of that remark and ask you to visit the Love146 site."...
- 5/21/2009
- WENN
Actor Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock") appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" last week where he talked about having more kids. Jokingly he said: "(I'm) thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point... or a Russian one." But a certain Philippine politician didn't find the joke very funny and has now threatened to hurt Baldwin if the two ever run into each other. Senator Ramon Revilla denouncing the actor's comments as "insensitive and uncalled for" and branding him "arrogant" because the country has a law against such a practice. "Let him try to come here in the Philippines and he'll see mayhem," former action-star Revilla said, using a local idiom that implies the speaker will personally administer a beating.
- 5/19/2009
- WorstPreviews.com
Actor Alec Baldwin has been threatened with violence by a politician in the Philippines after making a joke about a Filipino mail-order bride.
The 30 Rock star, who has a teenage daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger, made the comment during an appearance on U.S. TV's The Late Show with David Letterman last week, when he was asked if he'd like to have more children.
He quipped, "(I'm) thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point... or a Russian one."
But the throwaway remark has provoked outrage in the Philippines and incurred the wrath of leading politicians.
Senator Ramon Revilla is particularly incensed by Baldwin's joke, denouncing the actor's comments as "insensitive and uncalled for" and branding him "arrogant" because the country has a law against such a practice.
But Revilla, a former action movie star, hasn't stopped there - he's vowed Baldwin will learn the repercussions of his remark if he ever chooses to step foot in the Philippines, according to The Huffington Post.
He adds, "Let him try to come here in the Philippines and he'll see mayhem."...
The 30 Rock star, who has a teenage daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger, made the comment during an appearance on U.S. TV's The Late Show with David Letterman last week, when he was asked if he'd like to have more children.
He quipped, "(I'm) thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point... or a Russian one."
But the throwaway remark has provoked outrage in the Philippines and incurred the wrath of leading politicians.
Senator Ramon Revilla is particularly incensed by Baldwin's joke, denouncing the actor's comments as "insensitive and uncalled for" and branding him "arrogant" because the country has a law against such a practice.
But Revilla, a former action movie star, hasn't stopped there - he's vowed Baldwin will learn the repercussions of his remark if he ever chooses to step foot in the Philippines, according to The Huffington Post.
He adds, "Let him try to come here in the Philippines and he'll see mayhem."...
- 5/18/2009
- WENN
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