Alec Baldwin jokes his kids ‘want more money’ to film Season 2 of reality show: ‘Already renegotiating their contract’
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s seven kids have some demands before potentially filming another season of the family’s hit reality show.
The “30 Rock” star, during a chat with People this week, joked about how his children “want more money” before they sign on for another installment of “The Baldwins” on TLC.
According to Baldwin, his kids are “already renegotiating their contract, they want more money, they want a lot more money, so we’ll see what happens.”
He also gushed about his and Hilaria’s “pack.”
“The kids have fun, the kids are happy. It’s not like we’re staging anything or faking,” he said, adding that they “have friends and go to play dates and this and that, but they would rather stay home with each other.”
“They’re like a pack,” he continued, “they’re very close and they want to just be with each other, so this representation is pretty authentic about how we live our lives.”
However, the “Beetlejuice” star didn’t shy away from the fact that “The Baldwins” began filming just one month before his involuntary manslaughter trial kicked off in New Mexico last July.
Alec pleaded not guilty after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on the set of the movie “Rust” in October 2021.
The case was ultimately dismissed with prejudice after it was found that prosecutors withheld evidence that could have helped Baldwin’s defense. The prosecution then dropped their appeal in December.
“When I think of the reality show, many things occur to me after the fact. Like when we were doing it, it was a bit of a unique time for us, but afterward when we did it, I realized that that’s who we are,” the actor said about filming “The Baldwins” amid his legal woes.
“The Baldwins” features Alec, 66, and Hilaria, 41, as they “invite viewers into the home they share with their seven growing kids,” according to TLC’s official announcement of the show in June.
“For the first time, they’re opening up their family lives and bringing everyone in to join in the nonstop love, laughter and drama,” the network said.
The first episode of “The Baldwins” premiered on Feb. 23, and while it featured many wild moments with Alec, Hilaria and their children – Carmen, 11; Rafael, 9; Leonardo, 8; Romeo, 6; Eduardo and Marilu, 4; and Ilaria, 2 – it also included some serious segments about the actor’s “Rust” trial.
Hilaria, in the latest episode from Mar. 9, revealed how she penned their kids “little letters” before flying to New Mexico to support her embattled husband at his trial.
“I wrote [the kids] all little letters … and I hid them,” she confessed. “I told my friend [who was babysitting] where they were if something happened to us.”
Alec, who is said to be debating moving his family “outside of New York” as a result of all the “stress and pressure of public life,” also opened up about his trial during segments on “The Baldwins.”
“I had an emotional, mental, neurological inability to focus and to concentrate,” he said regarding the three years between Hutchins’ death and his trial. “And that’s not me. I have a photographic memory.”
“My memory is shot,” Alec added. “I can’t remember anything anymore.”
“The Baldwins” airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on TLC.
