Alec Baldwin has been involved in another social media controversy.
The 56-year-old actor, who recently swore off life in the limelight, lashed out Wednesday via Twitter at Garrett Jackson, a former aide to Mitt Romney.
Baldwin has since deleted his comments, after Jackson accused him of making homophobic slurs, as first pointed out by Buzzfeed.
The back and forth between the two began when Jackson responded to Baldwin’s tweet that said, “The film ABOVE ALL ELSE shows how oil, and keystone in particular, destroy our lives.”
The comment was in reference to Keystone XL pipeline documentary “Above All Else.”
“Need to do a film on how you and Hollywood distort our lives,” Jackson replied to the former “30 Rock” star.
The tweet seemed to anger Baldwin, who wrote back “Losing that election still hurts like hell, dun’it?”
“Not as bad as the paparazzi feels when you hit em!” Jackson retorted.
“What lost cause you working on now Maybe a Newt Gingrich fashion line?” Baldwin continued.
“You’re on your knees in that photo. What’s up with that, Garrett?” he said referencing Jackson’s default image on his Twitter account that shows him on bended knee next to the 2012 Republican Presidential candidate.
Jackson then mentioned the scandal surrounding Baldwin that cost him his job in November at MSNBC for allegedly using an anti-gay slur towards a paparazzo.
“Come on! Being a homophob has gotten you in enough trouble,” Jackson told the actor.
“While you’re on your knees, you can polish my Emmys,” Baldwin added in another snide remark.
“Ha! While I am down there I will pick up the pieces of your failed show,” Garrett said, continuing their spat.
Finally, Baldwin ceased responding and deleted the whole conversation.
Jackson called out the removal of the tweets writing, “Glad @ABFalecbaldwin agent finally got to him to tell him to stop. Noticed he has deleted the on the knees tweet.”
Baldwin later responded to the attention around the fight.
“Here is how this game is played,” Baldwin tweeted. “A public figure makes a statement. That statement is then ‘reported.’ Or distorted.”
This recent social media altercation comes after Baldwin’s candid 5,330 word essay published in New York Magazine in late February denouncing New York City as his home and addressing several of his past controversies including the paparazzi incident labeling him a homophobe.
Baldwin said he was wrongly accused and is an advocate for marriage equality.
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