Alec Baldwin's Tribute to Sam Neill is a Total Mess (and the Internet is Not Here for It)

Well, grab your chamomile tea, because this one is quite the spectacle. Alec Baldwin, who’s been around longer than your grandma’s vintage china, is facing some serious backlash for a nearly three-minute video tribute to the late Sam Neill, a beloved New Zealand icon from that certain dinosaur movie (you know the one). Instead of honoring his late co-star, he turned it into a personal TED Talk about his own glory days—yikes!

In a clip that many are calling borderline narcissistic, Baldwin could barely squeeze in a mention of Neill in the first ten seconds. Instead, we were subjected to stories about his other Hollywood moments, with name-dropping that made it feel like a slow, meandering version of “We Didn’t Start The Fire.” Ouch!

Now, not everyone jumped on the criticism train. Some sweet souls tried to defend him, saying, “He’s just vibing with memories, sometimes old people ramble.” Bless their hearts for trying, but really, if you’re going to pay tribute, maybe focus just a tad more on the person you’re remembering?

He kicked off this whole ordeal with, “I just wanted to come on here quickly and say how stricken I was to learn of Sam Neill’s death.” Instead of a heartfelt eulogy, we got his personal backstory and an exhaustive list of co-stars—who, let’s be honest, probably would have preferred a moment of silence over this self-therapy session.

I genuinely hope Baldwin eventually finds the therapy he so clearly needs. Sending love to everyone involved, because this situation is definitely giving complicated.

—Mimi