Actor apologises for mail-order bride joke

Actor Alec Baldwin has apologised for a quip over Filipina mail-order brides following strong protest from the south east Asian nation.

Thu, 21 May, 2009 - 16:48

Actor Alec Baldwin has apologised for a quip over Filipina mail-order brides following strong protest from the south east Asian nation.

The star of '30 Rock' joked on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' that he wanted more children and was “thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point, or a Russian one”.

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