NEW YORK – Alec Baldwin is apologizing for making a joke about getting a Filipino mail-order bride that provoked a sharp response in the Philippines.
The Emmy-winning actor quipped during a May 12 interview on "The Late Show with David Letterman" that he would love to have more children and that he was "thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point ... or a Russian one."
On Wednesday, Baldwin posted on The Huffington Post that he was apologizing "to anyone who took offense."
He said, "I believe that most people understood that this was a joke and took it as such."
Philippine Sen. Ramon Revilla said Monday that Baldwin's comment was "insensitive and uncalled for." He threatened him with a beating and said the "30 Rock" star is apparently unaware that the Philippines has a law against mail-order brides.
And I wonder what the senator fusses about? He should have instead corrected Baldwin it's no longer the mail-order-bride thing going but online services for love match/pairing and an entire industry of "networking" sites.
Mr. Senator, wake up. Start reading your Yahoo News! In reality: Whoever is the chief-of-staff of Bong Revilla, update your boss! darnit! there's nothing more annoying than a news that is outdated!
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