Alec Baldwin accused of punching photographer in face

GlobalPost

Actor Alec Baldwin allegedly punched a New York Daily News photographer in the face outside Manhattan’s Marriage License Bureau, according to ABC News.

Photographer Marcus Santos told the New York Daily News: “He comes after me, starts shoving and punching me. One time, right in the chin. And then he started shoving me, and pushing me. Then he goes the other way.”

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The volatile “30 Rock” star was obtaining a license to wed fiancee and yoga teacher Hilaria Thomas.

“He was looking mad,” said Santos. “He said, ‘Step back, step back.’ I said, ‘We’re moving back.’”

Baldwin later took to Twitter to defend himself, even coining a new hashtag:

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