Alec Baldwin has admitted he’s going “through a tough time” and wants to focus on his family this Christmas.
The 63-year-old actor has thanked his fans for their support in a video on social media two months after he accidentally fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust’.
He said: “I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all the people who sent me such kind words and best wishes and strength and hope and prayers, thoughts and lots of encouragement.
“I got hundreds, hundreds of emails from friends, family and colleagues and people I haven’t heard from in quite a while to send me strength and good wishes and so forth. I’m really grateful to them.”
He added that he is “looking forward to some aspects of this being behind me”, and insisted the tragedy will “never be behind us” for anyone involved.
He added: “I never lose sight of that, not a day goes by I don’t think about that.”
Now, he is focused on his family and getting through a “really tough time” as best he can.
He continued: “It’s true, I only care about my wife and my kids and moving forward with my life and trying to get through a tough time, a really tough time.
“I want to say thank you to all the people who sent me good wishes who sent me support.
I’m really grateful for that, I feel very awkward going through this, it’s been very difficult.
“Whatever holiday you’re celebrating, happy holidays to everybody.
I hope that you’re as lucky as I am in one department, that you’re home with your family; I’m home with my family.”
Alec – who will reportedly be spending a “quiet” Christmas in the Hamptons with his wife Hilaria and their six children – again thanked his fans, and urged people to “be safe” during the pandemic.
He said: “I don’t have anything smart or original to say, just thank you to the people who sent me these great wishes.
“Be safe, wear a mask, get the booster. Don’t let Santa Claus down the chimney without a mask.”
Meanwhile, Tom Holland says playing Spider-Man is a “brotherhood” as he opens up on his bond with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.
The 25-year-old actor once again starred as Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter ego in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and he was joined by both Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, who who reprised their roles as the iconic
Marvel superhero having played him in their own separate trilogies.
Speaking to Marvel, Tom said: “It’s like a brotherhood.”
His co-star Zendaya – who plays MJ in the big screen franchise – added: “It was so beautiful.
[Tobey, Andrew, and Tom] care so deeply about the characters, and what their characters — what their journey had been as Spider-Man.
“It was so beautiful to see all of you guys connect on that and be able to talk to each other about such a special experience that very few people have been able to don the suit.
“It was great to see how much you guys all really cared and had each other’s back. It was really sweet.”
Tom and Zendaya both described Tobey – who was last seen as Spider-Man in 2007 – as “so funny” and “so cool” on set.
He said: “Man, he was so funny. He was really excited to be back.
You could tell it really meant a lot to him. Him putting the suit on again. Us getting back together.
It was awesome.”
Tom admitted he was “stressed” the first day they all got together, and Zendaya admitted she was “nervous” for her real life boyfriend before the rehearsal.
She joked: “Like dropping you off at kindergarten for the first day.
Like, ‘I hope the other kids like him.’ And like, ‘I hope he doesn’t come back crying.’ “
Tom also had high praise for “the legend himself” Andrew, and he revealed how much it meant for his co-star to be back as Spider-Man after seven years.
He added: “Andrew Garfield, the legend himself.
He’s such a lovely guy.
I think this film was his way of making peace with Spider-Man It was such a privilege to work–IOL.