Alec Baldwin Accused of Hate Crime, Brings Up Arthur Ashe Donation. Huh?

The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is reportedly investigating whether Alec Baldwin committed a hate crime against New York Post photographer G.N. Miller during a run-in this weekend. Suggested Reading A Peek at Mariah Carey’s Fly Real Estate Portfolio Chris Brown’s and Donny Hathaway Both Sang ‘This Christmas.’ Only One Is Worth…

The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is reportedly investigating whether Alec Baldwin committed a hate crime against New York Post photographer G.N. Miller during a run-in this weekend.

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According to Radar Online, Miller says that Baldwin used racial epithets against him as he tried to snap a picture of the actor. Baldwin called the accusation “bogus” and tweeted, “I find it ironic that my foundation’s last grant was $50,000 to the Arthur Ashe Learning Center.”

Well, who knows what really happened? It’s entirely possible that he’s been wrongly accused. But we find it ironic that he’d think a donation to an African-American charity would somehow close the case on whether he let some racism slip in a heated moment. Come on. Is this the new “But I have black friends?”

Read more at Radar Online.

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