Salma Hayek addresses Hilaria Baldwin’s heritage scandal: ‘I do not blame her’

By ANI
WASHINGTON: American-Mexican actor Salma Hayek not too long ago spoke out concerning Hilaria Baldwin’s heritage scandal.

According to Fox News, the yoga guru and spouse of Alec Baldwin was criticised after it was not too long ago found she was not truly born in Spain — as she had implied — and as a substitute was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts.

Now, Hayek, who guest-starred in ’30 Rock’ alongside Alec, has opened up about Hilaria’s heritage throughout a current look on Radio Andy.

On Monday, when the present host Andy Cohen requested if she had been maintaining with the scandal, Hayek replied, “Oh my God, that is crazy. All of my friends ask me, ‘Did you hear about this? Oh my God, she lied!’ We all lie a little bit.”

Fox News quoted to Biography.com as saying that Hayek’s mom’s facet is Spanish whereas her father is Lebanese. She was born in Mexico, however was dwelling within the US by age 12 earlier than relocating to Mexico for a time.

“[Hilaria] makes my friend [Alec] happy. She feels me because she’s such a good mother,” the ‘Fools Rush In’ star confessed throughout the radio interview.

“She has five [kids] and you know, I don’t care. I’m sorry, I don’t mean to betray or hurt anybody’s feelings and I don’t know if it’s right or if it’s wrong. I’m not going to judge somebody just because of that one thing.”

Furthermore, Hayek mentioned she feels “honoured” that somebody would need their “alter ego” to be “similar” to her personal roots.

The ‘Bandidas’ star additional added, “It makes me feel proud that people are inspired because, you know, I am Mexican, Lebanese, but my grandparents, my ancestors on my mother’s side are Spanish.I think she’s smart to want to be Spanish. We’re cool.”

The star harassed that the story of Baldwin’s heritage was “bizarre”, however prompt that everybody creates “their own character in life.”

“She’s not a bad person, a good person, a good mother and a good wife. She makes my friend happy. She’s very kind to me and that’s all I care about,” mentioned Hayek.

She concluded: “Spanish people are cool. I don’t blame her for choosing that.”