Alec Baldwin caught having 'scuffle' with far-left, anti-Israel protester called 'Crackhead Barney'
Actor Alec Baldwin made the headlines once again, this time for something outside of the fatal shooting that occurred on his movie set.
According to the New York Post, Baldwin had a "scuffle" with a loud, "anti-Israel agitator" outside of a New York City coffee shop which resulted in a viral encounter.
The "scuffle," as it was described, involved Baldwin snatching the woman's cell phone and using it to push her out of the coffee shop where she had been filming him while screaming "free Palestine" at him.
The NY Post noted:
An irate Baldwin, 66, was seen struggling with the woman out the front door and down the stoop of Maman, an upscale cafe on University Place in Greenwich Village, after she had accosted him inside on Monday and demanded he declare “Free Palestine” as she filmed him.
She first began taunting him over the killing on the "Rust" movie set that claimed the life of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, before demanding he say "Free Palestine" at least once with the promise that she would leave him alone.
Footage of the encounter was first posted to social media by the woman, who is known as "crackhead Barney." The footage cut off at the point where Baldwin grabbed her cell phone.
🚨 Alec Baldwin confronted in a coffee shop:
“Why did you kill that lady… no jail time?”
*Punches camera*
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 22, 2024
The NY Post reportedly obtained new photos after the footage cut off that showed Baldwin using the cell phone to push her out of the coffee shop.
The two reportedly "struggled" down the steps leading from the coffee shop onto the sidewalk. Baldwin quickly stormed away with his keys and coffee in hand.
The outlet added:
After Baldwin got Crackhead Barney out of the restaurant he deadbolted the door to keep her out, footage she posted showed.
She then stalked about outside talking to herself about how Baldwin had “assaulted me, I should press charges,” while calling random passersby racists and “Zionist b***hes.”
The woman, a known far-left activist who often conducts ambush-style interviews, released a statement following the encounter with Baldwin and ensuing scuffle.
"My performance art and confrontational media is a statement about the double standards of society in the US," the woman said.
She added, "As the US supports Israel in the genocide of Palestinians, here at home, powerful people maintain a facade of politeness and dignity while we export death and terror around the world."
Baldwin has already had a run-in with an anti-Israel protesters, as have many celebrities in various major cities.