It’s a terrible thing when a popular TV show ends, provided it hasn’t stayed on the air three seasons longer than necessary, which is an American tradition. So when “30 Rock” went off the air a couple weeks ago, there was lamentation and general gnashing of teeth. It was very sad.
But the loss can be especially felt by the show’s stars, who suddenly find themselves with a lot more free time with which they can spend all that hard-earned cash they’ve built up. We all worry about what Tina Fey will do left to her own devices, or even how much fatter Tracy Morgan will get.
But we all knew that it would be Alec “Words with Friends” Baldwin to get things kicked off.
(By the way, if you’re looking for something Presidents Day-related, tough cookies. But you can check out what I wrote last year.)
Alec Baldwin has been accused of attacking a New York Post photographer both verbally and physically in an incident that happened on Sunday. But let’s rewind a little bit.
It all started with an overcrowded yoga class. According to reports, one man, Spencer Wolff, fell doing a handstand pose and shattered a nearby window. Glass shards cut his leg and foot in a most un-serene way. Wolff blamed Alec Baldwin’s wife, Hilaria Thomas (yes, that’s her name), who was also in the classroom, claiming that she bumped him.
Surprisingly enough, there was a lawsuit, which is why a female reporter and African-American photographer from the newspaper decided to ask him for a comment while he was walking his dogs. According to a statement, Baldwin grabbed the reporter by the arm and said, “I want to choke you to death.” Which, if I’m not mistaken, was his character’s catch phrase on “30 Rock.” He then apparently called the photographer, who happens to be a former police officer, some racial slurs, as well as a drug dealer.
They all filed harassment complaints against each other, except the reporter and the photographer, that would just be silly.
This highlights a growing problem, not just among celebrities, but at every level of American life: owning dogs. If Baldwin didn’t have to walk his dogs, this incident would have never happened.
I’m not saying that owning dogs makes someone racist, but the argument could certainly be made, couldn’t it. At the very least, perhaps it’s the need to walk your dogs in New York in the middle of February that can make someone so angry that they will erupt on anyone who approaches them.
I know a lot of people who have dogs, and they take them everywhere. But let’s not forget that the dog is the only mainstream pet on Earth that has to go outside to relieve itself. Mind blowing, when you stop and think about it.