Alec Baldwin hits back at Elon Musk for criticizing Lupita Nyong’o’s looks amid ‘The Odyssey’ casting

Alec Baldwin deed backmost astatine Elon Musk for criticizing Lupita Nyong’o’s looks aft she was formed to play Helen of Troy successful “The Odyssey.”

“Dear Elon… but she IS nan astir beautiful female successful nan world…Alec,” nan “30 Rock” alum, 68, wrote connected Instagram alongside a photograph of nan actress.

Baldwin’s remarks came days aft blimpish commentator Matt Walsh took to X to slam nan determination to formed Nyong’o arsenic nan demigoddess, whose beauty sparked nan Trojan War.

“Not 1 personification connected nan satellite really thinks that Lupita Nyong’o is ‘the astir beautiful female successful nan world,'” Walsh tweeted May 12 of nan forthcoming Christopher Nolan-directed film.

“But Christopher Nolan knows that he would beryllium called racist if he gave ‘the astir beautiful woman’ domiciled to a achromatic woman.

“Nolan is technically talented but a coward. Too acrophobic to do thing that moreover somewhat challenges nan tone of nan age,” he added.

Musk, 54, seconded Walsh’s opinion, writing, “True.”

When personification asked, “Why is Christopher Nolan for illustration truthful galore different board truthful keen to title switch achromatic characters?” nan X proprietor responded, “He wants nan awards.”

Musk added that Nolan has “lost his integrity” by casting nan Oscar-winning actress, 43, successful nan role.

Earlier this month, Musk became incensed complete rumors that trans character Elliot Page had been formed arsenic Achilles, nan leader of nan Trojan War.

The billionaire wrote connected X that nan thought was “one of nan dumbest and twisted things I’ve ever heard.”

After it was announced that Page would really represent nan characteristic Elpenor, Musk reposted a tweet that read, “I’m not mocking her masculinity. I’m denying its existence.”

Musk has a transgender girl named Vivian, pinch whom he has been estranged for respective years.

Nolan, 55, besides faced backlash for casting rapper Travis Scott successful nan upcoming film.

However, nan filmmaker defended nan decision to adhd nan “Sicko Mode” emcee, saying he formed Scott because he “wanted to motion towards nan thought that this communicative has been handed down arsenic oral poetry, which is analogous to rap.”