While reflecting on his friendship with Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, Alec Baldwin shared a surprising fact about his relationship with Hilaria Baldwin.
During the Sunday, April 13, episode of The Baldwins, Alec, 67, reflected on his connection with Michaels, 80, saying, “Lorne is in love with my wife more than we are friends. He loves my wife and he is so kind to my family. We love him and spend Thanksgiving with them.”
He continued: “It is safe to say he is such a good friend and he has been so kind to me. He has embraced me in my work and put me on that show.”
Hilaria, 41, joined in to say they “love” Michaels’ wife, Alice Barry. She also highlighted Alec’s love for Saturday Night Live.
“I see it when you are with other actors or you are with your friends at SNL. It lights up and you are so happy,” she explained. “You thrive off sharing energy with people. You love connection with people.”
Hilaria elaborated in a confessional, adding, “When I see him with his friends at SNL, he was on 30 Rock and with Lorne Michaels, those are his people.”
The insight into Alec’s career comes after he contemplated his next steps. Alec, who appeared on SNL from 2016 to 2020 before returning four years later, previously admitted he wasn’t sure whether to return to acting following the Rust shooting. In January 2023, Alec was charged with involuntary manslaughter following cinematographer Halyna Hutchins‘ death on set. The actor was holding the prop gun that was fired on the movie set in October 2021, which killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, but he has insisted he’s not responsible for the incident.
Baldwin pleaded not guilty, and the charges were dropped in April 2023, but he was indicted again in connection with the death of Hutchins. The second case was ultimately dismissed by the judge, and Baldwin has since filed a lawsuit accusing the prosecution team of malicious prosecution and civil rights violations.
“The past three years has been a significant chunk of my children’s lives,” Hilaria, who shares six kids with Alec, shared during The Baldwins‘ series premiere. “Our older ones were much younger, but have had the awareness because of their age to be able to understand what’s going on. The youngest three don’t know a life without this.”
Alec, meanwhile, reflected on how “everything was so different before” the shooting. “Our lives are very, very different,” he said. “Our children have been forced to recognize that. They’ve been forced to deal with that, with us in their own way.”
Hilaria continued: “They’ve had some really unfortunate realizations about things that are going on. Life will forever be different. Halyna lost her life in the most unthinkable tragedy, a son lost his mom. We are going to feel and carry this pain forever. This will be a part of our family story.”
The Baldwins airs on TLC Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.
