Hilaria Baldwin Defends Her Accent After Facing ‘Mean’ Backlash

The wife of actor Alec Baldwin addressed being accused of cultural appropriation and falsifying her accent.

Hilaria Baldwin has once again defended her accent after people questioned its authenticity.

During Sunday’s episode of TLC’s “The Baldwins,” the reality star and wife of Alec Baldwin, claimed that she had to become a “chameleon” due to her multicultural background.

“Growing up in a way where you have multiple cultural influences on you means that you’re never going to be able to fit in. You can try,” she said, according to People. “You can chameleon. You know, people who code-switch we’re very good at chameleoning… and you don’t even think you’re not even thinking about it. It’s just normal. It’s just natural.”

The mom of seven alleged that she had to adopt the practice of “code-switching,” which is known as the act of altering the way you speak, dress and carry yourself to assimilate into various social environments, due to the criticism she faced.

For context, code-switching is historically undertaken by marginalized groups as a form of self-protection from societal biases.