Here are some photos of Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Thomas Baldwin and their beautiful, adorable five-month old baby Carmen Baldwin. All of these photos are taken from Alec and Hilaria’s Instagram accounts, which just goes to show (again) that the paparazzi really don’t need to get in Alec’s face to get photos of his baby. We can all just look through their Instagram pages. Which means the paps just get in Alec’s face for sh-ts and giggles, because they want to see if they can set him off.
Which brings to me the current Alec Baldwin situation. Alec was recently vacationing with his family in the Bahamas. And when he was flying out (or something), little Carmen Baldwin got a TSA pat-down. A five month old baby got patted down for weapons, shoe bombs, knives, etc. I mean… that’s ridiculous, of course. But it’s also a minor inconvience, it seems. I can’t imagine Carmen’s “pat-down” involved more than a TSA agent looking at her baby shoes and maybe giving her a tickle. Still, Alec had to tweet about it because even after his monthly RAGE ATTACKS, Alec is STILL on Twitter. He tweeted:
Flying from Nassau, Bahamas 2 NY. TSA “random selects” my 5 month old daughter 4 a pat down.
I am not kidding.
#travelinginUSisadisgrace
If you want a good laugh, you should totally go read the comments on that tweet. My favorite? “This will be the worst thing to happen in her life (until she’s 3 & you call her a disgusting pig for wetting the bed).” There’s some truth to that. I mean, hey, I’m not a parent, I don’t really have a judgment call on whether this is offside or whatever. I was just pleased to hear a story about a TSA patting down a white baby instead of “randomly selecting” a dark-skinned man with a beard or a woman in a hijab.
Photos courtesy of Instagram.
If they knew how he was, they’d have never done it.
That is not a cute kid…just sayin…
Omg thank you for saying it..i was like whew she is not as adorable as most babies are…
Believe it or not, a lot of contraband is smuggled in on babies. Drugs, especially. I expect they were searching for drugs more than anything else.
jesus that is grim – people are awful
I have several friends with babies who have been patted down. Also pet carriers.
I had the same idea
That’s what I was thinking too, I’d imagine more than a few people have tried that trick, sick as it is.
Personally, I’d rather put up with extra security checks than have something terrible happen. If traveling is such a disgrace to Alec, he can certainly afford to fly private.
Is it the job of the TSA though to look for smuggled drugs? I thought those pat-downs were about terrorism/security risks?
I’ve travelled with my son a few times now. TSA was totally respectful. They take some sort of swab of my hands and my stroller to determine if I had handled any drugs. I didn’t even need to take the baby out of his carrier. I call BS on this story.
Andrea it depends on the agent.
I’ve flown a lot with my 10 month old and it really is never the same. Some let me leave her in the carrier, others make me take her out. Some swab us, some don’t. It’s really inconsistent but we have nothing to hide so it’s not a big deal
A few months ago, husband and I took our baby on a cross-country flight. On the way back at this small provincial airport, husband and baby in his carrier gets beeped. Immediately security guy with his sniffer dog comes over, and another guy starts patting down husband. The dog gives our son a huge wet lick on his leg (which should have been an indication he was harmless), and the guy comes over to say he wants me to hold my sleeping son while he pats him down. He did, much to the amusement of everyone there. Fortunately throughout it all, our baby slept on completely oblivious, but it did seem a lot of ado about nothing.
Exactly. Sad but true which is why it happens. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of consistency among TSA in my limited experience. How they handle things is directly related to which airport you are travelling through.
It’s not BS. It does happen. There are parents who would smuggle drugs in their babies’ diapers, hoping that they would be least suspected. He’s not whining for attention, just making kind of an incredulous statement that his little baby would have a pat down. Now I’m sure he knows that no one is excluded.
I know it’s true people smuggle things on babies, but I do get the extra screening every time I fly. I think because I am a fair skinned blonde that I am the one they can point to and say “see we’re not profiling.” Which is actually profiling, huh.
I have a friend who works for the airlines and this is EXACTLY what they do.
I have been on over sea flights and coming into the US I have seen TSA agents searching baby carriers. They aren’t actually patting down the baby, they are searching for drugs, weapons or illegal anything that can be smuggled into the country. I once saw someone being caught for smuggling in seeds in an empty dog carrier, from South America. Apparently, it is illegal to transport or smuggle in vegetable and fruit seeds from certain countries, especially if they are not native to the United States. Oh Yes, cute baby. Too bad she has Alex as a father.
Sadly, people use babies to smuggle stuff. They’ll stuff drugs in their diapers to hide it.
And I imagine if someone was intent on bombing a plane they wouldn’t be bothered by using a baby.
Exactly.
Creepy and unnecessary.
Recently I was flying. Tons of men in front of me and a few women sailed through security. Me, sent through the Xray machine, and took off to the side to be patted down.
I HATE the randomness of their “security” rules. Either treat everyone the same or explain to me why I am being singled out.
I seem to be pulled aside over half the time. I always wear long sweaters and am a little chunky in the mid section. They always think I’m holding something. It’s embarrassing when it happens a few times in a row. Last time it happened I tried shaming them. IT’S JUST FAT for pete’s sake! (says I to the two portly people who pulled me out), so then they pulled me over to the You’re In Trouble Now Section, and swabbed my hands for bomb residue. At that point I was laughing and rolling my eyes but decided to keep my trap shut lest they pull me into the pokey booth.
@Eliza
They have to be random, or the they would be violating the rights of the groups they singled out. It’s inconvenient, but they are trying to protect you and stay within the confines of the law. Would you really rather they pat down everybody?
On ALL 4 flights to and from the UK to US I’ve been on, I’ve been singled out for extra attention, whilst the rest of my family go right through! Apart from being very tall for a woman, I have no other distinguishing features.
I put it down to my raw animal magnetism drawing peoples’ hands towards me…
Hahaha, well it must be the magnetism.
My uncle ended up being pulled aside and asked to remove his shoes, and was pat down. This was prior to these newer security features, probably about 8 years ago. The rest of his family went through no problem. My cousins are both short, pale, freckled kids, and my aunt isn’t much taller. My uncle stands quite a bit above them, and has a much darker, NS french kind of complexion likely from some Metis blood down the line. He stood out quite a bit. He laughed it off though, and we still tease him about it.
Last time I flew, from LA to NY, I asked for wheelchair to get across the terminal (due to having had ankle surgery 2 mos. prior; I had my crutches with me). When I got to the screening area, they told me to “get up and walk through”… just like that. After I hobbled through with difficulty, they grabbed my crutches (I almost fell), and started scanning them. Then they told me they were going to pat me down, too. I had to stand there while this smug-faced woman almost gave me an internal. I almost asked her if she was going to give me a pap smear, too!
Oh, and I’m a short, green-eyed blonde. I did notice that a man in the turban and his family, sailed through, of course… feh!
The “randomness” is part of what makes the whole things so silly. Shortly after 9/11 my husband and I went to Europe with our infant. In the US, things were messy, took time, and pretty ineffective. In Europe, they checked everyone’s luggage. No exception. It was a bit disconcerting but also very fast because everyone knew they would be checked. Everyone was prepared. Now, it also means you have no privacy and American culture I don’t think will ever allow for something like that. But it sure was fast. To be fair, American airports do seem much faster these days.
Have you ever been to Australia?
They have the most annoying security ever.. they check not only for drugs and weapons but also for any kind of food (fresh or dried, they have VERY strict quarantine laws) and any wooden object, any soil attached to clothes or shoes, medicines , etc.
It’s nightmare when you get there because you stand in a queue for quite some time and they go through all your stuff and then they get suspicious when you look nervous or uncomfortable.
watch ‘Border control’ on youtube to get an idea.
Hawaii was kind of like that too, they’re very strict about food/plants, I’m assuming to protect the ecosystem from something that doesn’t belong. I could see Australia being the same way.
I’m Australian and those quarantine laws are there for a reason. NZ is even more strict. As islands we have unique flora and fauna – any introduced species is a real threat. It’s worth it to come and visit 😉
Hey Wren, thanks for giving a good explanation of biosecurity (Kiwi girl here). For NZ, it’s particularly strict because, among other reasons, various types of farming completely underpin our economy. If various types of insects etc. get into the country, they can do MASSIVE amounts of damage.
Hey guys, I meant it in a good way, but they are very very strict. Which is good. I wasn’t very happy to have my bag searched after a 24 hours flight but only because i was tired and not very keen in standing in a queue for a long time… but it’s their job and it’s ok. I understand it’s for a good reason and i wish every country would do that.
I’ve been to NZ from Australia and i was gutted when i found out my precious honey bought in Tasmania wasn’t allowed in Kiwi territory 🙁
Plus on the ferry between Picton and Wellington a very kind lady sprayed my clothings in my bag to get rid of all the things i could have caught swimming in fresh waters as lakes and rivers in the south island.
Girls i love both your countries, i had an amazing time and i would go back tomorrow!
No strict quarantine law could stop me 🙂
All good Paola! I hope you had a fantastic time in both Aussie and NZ 🙂 I completely understand how some of the biosecurity rules must look like to tourists coming to New Zealand and how “eye-roll” worthy they must seem. It’s only because I’m from a rural background that I’ve seen what damage seemingly small things can do. Make sure to come back!
Also, you would not BELIEVE the number of people who don’t declare certain materials when they are told time and time again that x or y is not allowed in Australia.
We get a lot of international visitors/students and it is amazing how many people try and get away with bringing in raw foodstuffs, Chinese medicine, animal parts and even live animals and then pull the “oh, I didn’t realise” bit when they have been living/studying in Australia for years and know perfectly well that it is not allowed – and why.
A Chinese-Australian friend of mine is always lecturing arrivals from China that they need to declare so-and-so to Customs but she is always getting “shushed” and told that they are going to try and sneak it in. I don’t know why, when we have plenty of Asian grocers etc. here anyway!
My husband and I travel quite a bit and we always get chosen too for the extra security check. It can be annoying at times, but we realize it’s for everyone’s safety. It mostly irks me when the security people seem belligerent (not often, but it just makes the experience even more unpleasant than it already is).
Alec Baldwin needs to shut up and get over himself. I really cannot stand this guy anymore. You know what’s a real disgrace, Alec? Your ignorant behaviour and the belief that you can get away with everything because you’re a famous actor.
Cranky old man. Happy baby.
I agree. The baby is SO adorable!!
Well unfortunately some cretins use babies to smuggle illegal stuff. But like someone said had they know who he was they would not have done so.
we can thank Scarlett O’Hara for the idea of hiding things on a baby.
(all joking aside, it’s horrible what people will do)
Creepy.
There is no TSA in the Bahamas. The Bahamas is not part of the US.
They would have been screened as they passed through Customs in the US. It’s standard procedure.
He claimed they were searched IN the Bahamas and then boarded the plane.Later he posted a pic of his idiot wife doing yoga poses in the aisles of the plane.His baby was not searched by TSA she was searched by Bahamian security.
All US Customs does when you go to the desk is question you about your luggage, which in the new airport configuration in Nassau has already been screened and photographed before you get to the Customs desk.
You identify your luggage photo on the computer screen, answer some questions and then they move you on. They will only detain you if there is anything questionable in your bags.
Bwahahaha! Kim1, that is such a great point. I think everyone just loses their minds when TSA is mentioned.
Thank you Kim1. I came here to say that exactly; you beat me to it.
Believe me imagine you have a son with cerebral palsy and you travel with him-at age six TSA agents seperated him from us at the screening gate and patted him down,wanded him with a hand held metal detector and terrified him-I almost got in a fist fight with the agents at
Dulles Washington airport trying to fly home from vacation.This summer at Reagan National Airport we were headed to Boston for vacation and TSA agents claimed my son’s wheelchair “Tested positive for chemical explosives” and called for backup-a bomb explosives agent came over acting shocked and he did his job all the while looking absolutely chagrined in doing so (knowing how asinine the situation was) and my son was absolutely beside himself wanting his wheelchair back! They called in the airport security director over and I explained he had just been to the pool for physical therapy and it had to be chlorine-after about half an hour all the men in suits agreed we weren’t a national security threat and let us go through to our departure gate. I can believe anything now about TSA checkpoints
So many abuses, so much humiliation, all for theater. I’m sorry about your experience.
Yep, it really is. Wake up, people.
Thank you! I’m over it now but the most ironic part of our Washington DC vacation was we toured the White House and had very little screening walking in it had all been done ahead of time through our congressman’s office,submitting ID,etc.
Eileen, I feel your pain. I was accompanying my friend who was terminally ill with kidney cancer to Johns Hopkins for a second opinion. He was in a wheelchair and looked like death warmed over. He had lost all of his hair from chemo, was as thin as a rail and looked very, very sick because he WAS very, very sick. At O’Hare, they pulled him out and made him walk through the scanner without his wheelchair. and wanded him. I was beside myself because he was so sick. It was RIDICULOUS. And I will never forget it.
Holy crap that is just beyond the pale. I don’t know the answer. At Boston we talked to the TSA agents prior to walking through their checkpoint at Logan Airport and they were shocked over our two “war stories” and I can’t say good enough things about the service we received there-which coincidentally was one of the originating airports the hijackers on 9/11 flew from
God, that is disgusting. Do they not realise that people need wheelchairs/walking sticks for the simple reason that THEY CANNOT WALK!?
I have got to say, this idea of being ultra-sensitive about ‘rights’ when it comes to profiling is ridiculous. I get pulled out of the line EVERY SINGLE TIME and I am a uber-pale, middle-class Australian female. I suppose I should be complaining about ‘profiling’, but last I checked it wasn’t babies, children, disabled people, elderly people or those with serious illnesses plotting to blow up planes.
The terrorists have won when we get so paranoid that these ‘mall cop’-types feel entitled to torment cancer patients and special needs’ kids.
What a nightmare…
I don’t know what to say….I’ve always been torn on this issue. I so much DREAD flying these days with all the security restrictions, it truly is a miserable experience. Sometimes I think I’d rather risk the potential for disaster than to have people like Eileen and Blannie’s loved ones humiliated and degraded.
I hate complaining though because I can’t offer up a solution to the problem. Given how litigious our society is, you know that if a bomb got through security, everyone would want answers and seek to prevent a similar even from happening in the future. I’m not sure what the answer is….
I’m a liberal and have always hating profiling on principle alone, but I think TSA should be operating on inside knowledge when targeting people. Every time I’ve travelled I’ve been chosen, along with my senior citizen mother, and (at the time) pre-teen cousin (who has PTSD from long term sexual abuse). I have to say it’s nowhere as awful as the story above, but very uncomfortable. To randomly pick out people simply to avoid being accused of profiling is missing the point. And the worst part is, I’ve been warned at check in that I was the subject of a random check. I was then allowed to walk freely into the bathroom on my way to security, at which point I would have ditched any weapon I had. Stupid.
I understand what people are saying about hiding drugs on babies, but if there’s been no intel gathered regarding hiding bombs on babies, they’re off target.
I have no personal experience with Israel’s airport, but they haven’t had a terrorist breach their security since 1972. I’ve had friends who’ve flown to Israel without complaint, so I’m assuming they aren’t using some archaic abusive system. They’re one of the most targeted areas in the world, so they’re doing something that we’re not.
@mayamae,
I have flown to Israel. A no-nonsense security agent (not a drone) screens every passenger before boarding. They profile by asking questions. That’s all that happened to me. On returning, everyone went through 4 levels of security involving lots of questions and screening of baggage. Nothing random about it.
IIRC Israel had offered to help the US set up a similar system. Clearly, it was not adopted.
I’m in the extreme minority here, but I would rather gamble than subject myself or millions of other innocent people to the gross behavior from agents of bovine intelligence wielding false sense of authority. I know this makes me a strong candidate for being a terrible person, but that’s how I feel.
When I flew out of Israel, it was probably the most intense screening I had gone through, but not at all bothersome. As MavenTheFirst said, a no-nonsense security agent asked me (and my Israeli friend who stayed with me most of the way) numerous questions while we were on line. I also thought it was very interesting that the first thing that happens when you get to the airport is that your luggage is screened in a huge x-ray machine. Made so much sense.
As I was getting off the plane in Newark to make a connection down to Dulles, my sister called in a panic because there had been a female suicide bomber who had tried to get to Ben Gurion around the time that I had gotten there. I never would have known it.
I really wish that the U.S. had accepted Israel’s offer of help to revamp our airport security!
Oh my gosh!!! WTF! How horrible for you and especially your poor son. That’s my biggest beef with some of the security people, how they immediately treat some people as if they are criminals! How could they not have any compassion for your son is beyond me.
That’s terrible!
My son was singled out for special pat-down when he was about 6 mos old. You could tell that the TSA agents thought it was ridiculous by the looks they gave each other while handing him off. Fortunately we only had to strip him down to his onesie.
That’s terrible – I’m all for security, random checks, etc, but in some special circumstances they need to use common sense and be understanding of unique situations, medical conditions, etc.
They seem to pick on people with disabilities most of all. I’ve heard horror stories of them humiliating people with colostomy bags, and hurting women who have had mastectomies among other things. Then you hear of actual terrorists who are known to them getting through and having to be stopped by passengers. I think its all security theatre to make people think they are doing something.
exactly. there are frequent undercover tests of the TSA and the failure rate is pretty damn high for all those “security measures” they have.
they dont hire the brightest of cookies and if youre unlucky you end up with a moron who takes advantage of his “power”.
i wonder when people will say enough is enough? next on the list are random check points, bus stops and train stations.
I was patted down with my baby and didn’t mind at all. If you have your baby in a kangaroo carrier and you have a lot of baby liquids like milk, etc. they pat you and the baby down. I used to be a big supporter if Alec and to this day I still don’t care that he called his now famewhore daughter a pig but his antics have gotten old and he just sea stupid. Wonder how he is going to deal with it when his scheming wife leaves him. It will happen. It is just matter of time.
I think that it was wrong for him to call her that, just as it was wrong for her mother to release the call. But I definitely don’t think that bringing something up, that was a private family matter, that happened years ago is a good idea. It would be one thing if Alec had been screaming that in public–but not in private……
I get that Alec is a rage monster, but I don’t think that that’s fair game.
In 2002 when we moved cross country, my two toddlers and I had one-way tickets while my husband had a round-trip so that he could get us settled and then fly back for the car. Yes, the 17 month old and 6 month old were flagged for pat downs. I just laughed and told them to do what they had to but try not to wake them. My oldest is in a wheelchair and always needs to have it tested. So far it hasn’t been a big deal; people just doing their jobs.
I’ve seen babies patted down (more like a quick inspection) and I’ve seen amputees having to take off their fake limbs to have them inspected, it’s the world we live in and Alec just likes to complain, he is no more special than anyone else when it comes to safety, plus it was not American TSA’s that did this inspection in the Bahamas, this was pointed out to him on his Twitter account and of course he had to make a snide comment back to the poster. I just don’t understand how this man has a career, he is constantly getting passes for inappropriate actions and comments.
I guess they’re just doing their job.
That baby is seriously adorable.
Going through airport security is a pain in the rear, but I notice no planes have been hijacked lately. Quit griping, Baldwin.
EXACTLY!
Furthermore, Baldwin isn’t all that upset. According to the Daily Mail, Baldwin and his wife were out celebrating Tuesday evening because she’s the cover girl for Beach magazine.
Alec is whining for attention again. This tweet is ridiculous – Bahamas are not a part of the US. The TSA is a US agency. If she was chosen for a pat down upon departure, he should direct his bitchiness at the Bahamanian security process. I used to be such a fan, but I’m over his antics.
Just this weekend I was thinking that the rage monster had been quiet for a while……oh well……you had a good run, Alec. Back to the crazy!
The TSA is not responsible for The Bahamas, I travel there quite frequently and the people who do the security checks are Bahamian.
At one time or another over the last 8years every member of my family has been randomly checked. They have never been rude or invasive, in fact, we have joked with them many a time about it. One of my children is autisic and when I explained that, they were extremely respectful of that, but did their job anyway.
Given the number of times Baldwin has attempted a “pat-down” of photographer, he shouldn’t be complaining. Of course, if Alec had left the country and moved to France like he swore he would a decade ago, he wouldn’t have had this problem.
+1
It has been reported that pat downs are not conducted on children under 12 in that region of the Bahamas because they are not part of the united states. This is from a senior offical.
They re also pictures of his wife performing yoga moves in the middle of first class. If my baby had just be violated the last thing I would do is take pictures of my wife doing yoga.
Alec comes off as a big drama queen. Maybe he should have a friend with a private jet take him where he want to go. This way he could avoid all tha peasants that like to abuse him because of his celebrity status.
Has anyone noticed that his wife pulled an old switch er roo on him. Before she married him princess was quiet as a church mouse. Now she walks around like a mental patient thinking that she has the same star status as Angelina Jolie.
She didn’t pull a switcheroo. Alec has been out there trying to make her happen even before they got married. He got her a gig on Entertainment Tonight where you would see her once in a while and was always being interviewed by her on there.
I saw on TV last night saying TSA said it wasn’t them, that they aren’t in that region.
The only thing I’m surprised about is that Alec did not trash the entire airport.
When my 2 kids were infants, each was patted down at one time or another while flying. Just something all of us, even you, Mr. Baldwin, must endure. If you don’t like it, fly private.
The only time I’ve ever been patted down was when I was pregnant with my first child and was in the awkward “pregnant or fat?” stage. I have the standard American white girl appearance, and when holding my son now I breeze through EVERY time. My husband is white but has longish dark hair and a bushy beard, & he is ‘randomly’ selected every. damn. time. Swabbed and the whole deal. It used to piss me off and I’d ask him to ‘clean up’ his beard, wear something nicer etc. so we could go through without trouble (it upsets our son that Daddy is suddenly 20 ft away surrounded by strangers), but lately I just laugh because it is expected now. Anyway, Alec Baldwin needs someone to be pissed at all the time, so I don’t really give a crap he is mad about his child being patted down. As long as they are calm and gentle about the process, I’ll smile and be thankful they are trying to keep us safe.
Holy gorgeous baby!!! She’s so damn cute!
A baby is the perfect place to hide things. I used to work with law enforcement, you would be surprised at how many hid their guns in the baby’s diaper, crib etc. Don’t think terrorists would hesitate to plant a bomb on a baby either.
I think Alec should write down a list of where TSA agents should not check & then hand it out to all the smugglers & terrorists & other crazy people.
Yes, TSA is rude and stupid, but you gotta play their game or you don’t fly. Period.
This is exactly the problem. I bet none of us would mind the security checks if the agents were kind, patient and gentle, especially with children, the elderly and the disabled. It’s that they are so often smarmy, “just doing my job” types. Perhaps it slows things down a bit but if an agent takes the time to explain to a child what they have to do (and maybe follows it up with sticker as a prize) it would be a lot more bearable and there would be far fewer complaints.
My 15 yo daughter, who bears a striking resemblence to a 2011 Zayn Malik, had her chest groped this past weekend at BWI. She was wearing a baggy hoody and although she went through the xray with no problem, the TSA agent just had to know why this “boy” had lumps under his hoody. When he ended up with a handful of my daughters breast he looked pretty shocked. And it all happened so fast there was no time to stop it. I thought my husband was going to kill someone.
It was NOT a TSA patdown. Baldwin was in the Bahamas; the TSA does not have oversight there.
Not a fan of the TSA, but seriously, please don’t repeat claims as “news” when in fact, they’re completely erroneous. You travel to another country, you are subject to their rules regarding airport security.
It happened to my daughter when she was 1 month old!!!! I freaked out but I thought if they’re doing it, this means that once some crazy people tried to smuggle drugs or bombs… That was a long minute. Regarding Alec Baldwin, who does he think he is???
Creepy. I won’t even fly now, it’s all too insane. There are other ways to be secure. We are all more likely to be struck by lightning than be a victim of terrorists, but it’s a convenient way to keep people afraid and willing to give up important rights. Fear really is the real enemy.
It doesn’t matter where you are flying from – it matters if you are flying INTO the US.
If you flying INTO the US, TSA requires that passengers are searched and screened according to TSA standards before they enter the plane that will eventually land them in the US. The country from which the plane departs does NOT need to be an American territory to be subject to its authority.
The extent to which this searching and screening is carried through can vary, but the TSA wields tremendous power.
[As for the necessity of all this? I’ll keep that opinion to myself.]
Actually, Nassau is one of three locations (I think Bermuda and Aruba are the other two) whose airports feature U.S. preclearance for departing Americans. Once you clear security you are on American soil, so to speak, complete with American TSA employees doing safety checks. Even though the Bahamas is independent we are able to streamline the travel process for visiting Americans, making arrival back to the states a line-free process.