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Alec Baldwin Is Arrested in Manhattan Alec Baldwin Is Arrested After Dispute Over Parking Space in Manhattan
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The actor Alec Baldwin was arrested on Friday in Manhattan, the police said. Alec Baldwin, the actor who has played President Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” was arrested outside his Manhattan apartment building on Friday after a dispute about a parking place, the police said.
He was taken into custody after getting into a dispute over a parking spot, according to published reports. No charges had been filed by midafternoon.
The charges were pending in midafternoon, but the police said officers had responded to a 911 call of an assault on East 10th Street. The police said that someone was apparently holding a parking space for Mr. Baldwin, but that another car pulled into the space, on East 10th Street between University Place and Broadway. The police said the other driver, who is 49, and Mr. Baldwin, who is 60, got into an altercation.
When they arrived they found a 49-year-old man with an injury to his jaw. He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital and was listed in stable condition. Officers sent there in response to a 911 call found that the younger man, who was not identified, had an injury to his jaw. He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital and was listed in stable condition.
Mr. Baldwin, an outspoken liberal, has portrayed President Trump on “Saturday Night Live,’’ and the two men have often sparred on social media. The dispute happened outside a building where Mr. Baldwin has an apartment, according to public records.
Mr. Baldwin has portrayed President Trump on “Saturday Night Live,’’ and the two men have often sparred on social media.
In Washington, Mr. Trump was asked about Mr. Baldwin’s arrest. “I wish him luck,” Mr. Trump said.In Washington, Mr. Trump was asked about Mr. Baldwin’s arrest. “I wish him luck,” Mr. Trump said.
Mr. Baldwin has been a presence on television lately, with a low-rated talk show on ABC.Mr. Baldwin has been a presence on television lately, with a low-rated talk show on ABC.
But he had received the most attention from his appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” the venerable late-night comedy show on NBC. Mr. Baldwin took on the role in 2016 when Mr. Trump was a candidate.But he had received the most attention from his appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” the venerable late-night comedy show on NBC. Mr. Baldwin took on the role in 2016 when Mr. Trump was a candidate.
Mr. Trump, who had been a guest host on the show in past seasons and had also figured in sketches in which he was played by cast members like Darrell Hammond, wrote on Twitter that the show was doing a “hit job” on him with Mr. Baldwin.Mr. Trump, who had been a guest host on the show in past seasons and had also figured in sketches in which he was played by cast members like Darrell Hammond, wrote on Twitter that the show was doing a “hit job” on him with Mr. Baldwin.
In March, the president wrote on Twitter that it was “agony for those who have been forced to watch.”In March, the president wrote on Twitter that it was “agony for those who have been forced to watch.”
The president’s tweet came after Mr. Baldwin, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, answered a question about how long he could carry on the Trump role by saying, “Every time I do it now, it’s like agony. Agony. I can’t.”The president’s tweet came after Mr. Baldwin, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, answered a question about how long he could carry on the Trump role by saying, “Every time I do it now, it’s like agony. Agony. I can’t.”