Acclaimed Mexican actress, producer, and director Salma Hayek has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Hilaria Baldwin. Hilaria—who is an author, podcaster, and influencer and the wife of actor Alec Baldwin—has long claimed to be of Spanish heritage, even exaggerating a Spanish accent for the entirety of her life in the public eye.
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Radio and TV show host Andy Cohen recently asked Salma, who has worked with Alec Baldwin and considers him a friend, about the controversy, and she perhaps surprisingly had a lot to say. "I think she's smart to want to be Spanish. We're cool, you know?" Salma said on the Radio Andy show.