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Baldwin: ‘I’m Not A Homophobe’

Hot-headed Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin broke his self-imposed silence Friday to say he’s a Twitter quitter — but definitely not a homophobe. The famously blustery Baldwin blew past reporters outside his East Village apartment with barely a word, but by late afternoon he popped up on Gothamist to say he wasn’t using a gay slur when he called a British reporter a toxic “queen” on Twitter. “The idea of ... that being something that people thought is homophobic ... a queen to me has a different meaning. It’s somebody who’s just above,” Baldwin told Gothamist, adding that he would have moved out of New York years ago if homosexuality offended him/Nicolle Buckey & Ginger Adams Otis, New York Daily News. More here.

Question: Am I the only one who thinks Alec Baldwin is an incredible comedic talent -- and a horrible individual?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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