Alec Baldwin bashes 'cancel culture' as he defends Woody Allen, Andrew Cuomo Entertainment Alec Baldwin bashes 'cancel culture' as he defends Woody Allen, Andrew Cuomo Hollywood actor and comedian Alec Baldwin has stepped forward to seemingly defend director and alleged sexual abuser Woody Allen along with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Lashing out at the ‘cancel culture’ rampant on social media these days, Baldwin released a 14-minute long video on his Instagram which he later deleted and replaced with a shorter one. "I think my last message went on too long. What I was saying is that I think that the cancel culture is getting out of hand,” he said.