Alec Baldwin faces backlash over tribute video to Jurassic Park legend Sir Sam Neill
Topics: Alec Baldwin, Jurassic Park, Celebrity
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Topics: Alec Baldwin, Jurassic Park, Celebrity
Alec Baldwin is one of the many celebrities posting tribute to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill after his tragic death earlier this week. However, some fans aren't happy with The Aviator star's post, claiming he barely mentioned the star.
Neill sadly died on Monday, July 13, at St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Sydney, Australia, his family announced. His cause of death was not revealed at the time, but it has now been confirmed that he died after contracting pneumonia, PEOPLE reports.
Shortly after the devastating news, Baldwin, who co-starred alongside Neill on The Hunt for Red October posted an Instagram video, in which he began: “I just want to come on here quickly and say how stricken I was to learn of the death of Sam Neill.”
He then goes onto share his experiences working on the 1990 blockbuster, although some notice he strays away from speaking about the Sleeping Dogs star.
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"That was probably my first big movie in terms of having a decent-sized role. Because I’d done Working Girl and Beetlejuice, and things like that where I had a smaller role," he began.
Baldwin then continued by saying the 'most exciting part' for him was meeting Tom Clancy.
Continuing to gush about the cast, he added: “And obviously Sean, Larry Ferguson, Scott Glenn, Tim Curry, um James Earl Jones, Peter Firth, Richard Jordan, Joss Ackland, Courtney Vance, Danny Davis, Fred Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Ron Gutman, Stellan Skarsgard. And that’s just, you know, the more recognizable names."
He then continued to reminisce, without mention of Neill, before concluding the video, “My love to his family. Rest in peace."
After watching, some weren't impressed with 'the tangent' the 68-year-old appeared to go on.
"You didn’t say anything about Sam," commented one social media user, while another said: "Start with Sam and end of a monologue about himself...really?"
A third echoed: "Damn. I kept waiting to hear some good things regarding Sam Neill. Not much of a tribute to Sam but just a name mention. Do better Alec."
"What an underwhelming tribute to Sam Neill," another comment read.
A fifth person questioned: "Was this post even about Sam?"
Despite this, many were appreciative of the star's post, with one writing: "Wonderful things to say Alec.
"I admire how you speak so kindly of others Sam Neill," another comment read.
Neill's death came just months after the star revealed that he was cancer-free, after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, in 2002.