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After the couple confirmed the news of the addition to their family, Hilaria shared a family picture on her Instagram which Alec reposted to his account.
Though Hilaria had turned off comments on her post, the comedian had left them open on his, giving space for trolls who began to speculate and throw hate.
The Actor Hit Back At The Trolls Telling Them To Mind Their Own Business
One of his followers commented: “Who’s the mother? She wasn’t pregnant. She gave birth six months ago,” causing the SNL regular to lose his cool and hit back with the response,” “you should shut the f–k up and mind your own business.”
He also responded to a second comment that read, “My first response was like, ‘Yikes’ but it’s not my business if they love and can support all of these children then God bless them,” saying, “ I believe that people should simply say congratulations, or just shut the **** up. That’s it.”
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It wasn’t All Negative, Many Supported And Congratulated The Couple
Despite the large amounts of backlash and criticism, many followers also congratulated the couple. One user questioned why people were leaving rude comments when Alec and his family are capable of welcoming another baby into their lives, advising people to keep their “ugly comments to themselves” if they cannot congratulate the happy couple.
The comedian responded to this comment with,”America is a country fueled by hate”.
Another user echoed this and pointed out that she did not understand why people were being so mean to the couple, adding that since cannot have children she loves watching the celebrity couple interacting with theirs.
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To this Alec, wrote,” “@katiejarvischicks because basically they’re not very smart. Americans are people who know less about how to live a peaceful, healthy life than most of the civilized world”.
Though Reports And Speculation Suggest Surrogacy, The Couple Have Not Confirmed Anything
Hilaria and Alec married in June 2012 and are parents to five children ; Carmen, seven, Rafael, five-and-a-half, Leonardo, four, and Romeo, two-and-a-half years. Alec also has 25-year-old daughter Ireland, from his previous marriage to actor Kim Basinger.
Although early reports and fan speculation suggested that they had welcomed their sixth child, a baby girl via surrogacy, a sourced has confirmed that the couple didn’t provide insight on whether it was surrogacy or adoption.
The couple’s representative said,” “We’re still not issuing a statement or confirming anything — what she posted stands.”