The wife of actor Alec Baldwin posted a long video on Instagram over the weekend after allegations that she dropped her Spanish accent went viral on Twitter.
“I saw online chats questioning my identity and culture,” she wrote next to the video. “This is something I take very seriously, and for those who ask it – I will repeat my story, as I have done many times. I was born in Boston and grew up with my family between Massachusetts and Spain. My parents and brothers and sisters live in Spain and I chose to live here in the US We celebrate both cultures in our home.Alec and I raise our children bilingually, just like I was raised.It’s very important to me.I understand that my story is a little different, but it’s mine, and I’m very proud of it. ‘
In an April podcast interview, Baldwin states that she did not move to the United States until she was 19 when she was studying at New York University.
Several individuals claiming to have gone to high school in Boston with the former dancer turned to social media to dispute her previous report.
“I went to high school with her,” one person wrote. “She was very nice and serious about ballroom dancing. Her name was indeed Hillary Hayward-Thomas and she did not have her current accent.”
Her husband took his own Instagram to defend his wife, saying the allegations were ‘ridiculous and’ considered the source ‘.
CNN reached out to representatives of the couple for comment.