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Hilaria Baldwin says fake Spanish accent controversy put her in 'dark places'

Hilaria Baldwin addresses the controversy surrounding her Spanish accent in her new reality show 'The Baldwins,' sharing that the backlash put her in 'dark places.'

The entrepreneur and yoga instructor looks back on the 2020 controversy surrounding her Spanish accen t in the premiere episode of her reality show (out Feb. 23 on TLC) with husband Alec Baldwin. Hilaria faced allegations of cultural appropriation in late 2020, with many citing her birth name as Hillary Hayward-Thomas and upbringing in her native Boston. The series follows the life of the husband and wife duo, chronicling the "challenges and humor" of raising seven children (and eight animals) in the public eye and amid the Rust tragedy.

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