Alec Baldwin calls Americans 'very uninformed' on global issues as he blames US media

TURIN, ITALY: Alec Baldwin has voiced strong criticism of American media, blaming it for what he describes as the public’s lack of understanding of critical global issues.

Speaking at a press conference during the Torino Film Festival in northern Italy, where he received the Lifetime Achievement Award, the actor argued that television news prioritizes profit over informing the public.

Alec Baldwin says Americans are unaware of 'what's really going on' globally

Criticising American media, Alec Baldwin said, “Television news in the United States is a business. They have to make money."

He pointed to a significant "gap" in the information provided to the American people.

“Americans are very uninformed about reality – what’s really going on. With climate change, Ukraine, Israel… You name it, all the biggest topics in the world," Baldwin emphasized.

"They have an appetite for a little bit of information," he noted, suggesting a broader need for deeper engagement with global events, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Alec Baldwin on film industry's role in filling the knowledge gap

Alec Baldwin highlighted the role of the film industry in addressing the media’s shortcomings.

He praised independent and documentary filmmakers for their efforts in raising awareness and providing context on global issues, but he stressed that narrative films can also play a critical part.

“That vacuum is filled by the film industry. Not just the independent film industry, not just the documentary film industry – which are very important around the world," said Baldwin.

"But by narrative films, as well. Where the filmmakers and the buyers, the studios, and the networks and the streamers, are willing to go that way. They’re willing to try it,” he added.

Alec Baldwin will not watch 'Rust' final cut

Alec Baldwin, whose involuntary manslaughter charge in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film 'Rust' was dismissed in July revealed he will not be watching the final cut of 'Rust'.

The 66-year-old actor shared that his wife Hilaria Baldwin has been "traumatized" by the fatal shooting incident and the case in which Baldwin maintained he did not pull the trigger of the proper gun that led to Hutchin's death.

Internet slams Alec Baldwin's remarks on Americans

As Alec Baldwin stated Americans are "very uninformed" about the realities of the world, netizens slammed the 'Blind' actor's opinion.

One user on X wrote, "I don't need a lecture from a man who lives in a fantasy land about reality," and another tweeted, "He seems uninformed on gun safety."

"His reality is different from the average American's reality. He is part of the elite & has no idea of our struggles," a netizen commented.

"Well, he was pretty 'uninformed' the day the shot was fired wasn’t he! So what’s his point?" and an individual penned, "We are ignorant because we didn't let you rot in jail."

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