Alec Baldwin apologises for gay tweets

He called a journalist a 'toxic little queen'.

Alec Baldwin has apologised for a series of tweets that could be interpreted to be homophobic.

He apologised to the New York City-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights group GLAAD.

Baldwin wrote a letter insisting that his tweets had nothing to do with "issues of anyone's sexual orientation".

The original posts came after newspaper reporter George Stark claimed that Baldwin's wife Hilaria was tweeting at the funeral of Sopranos star James Gandolfini.

The 30 rock actor, who has since deleted his Twitter account, called Stark a "toxic little queen" and threatened to "f**k up" the journalist.

He also wrote: "If put my foot up your f**king ass, George Stark, but I'm sure you'd dig it too much. (sic)"

The apology, posted on GLAAD's website, stated: "The idea of me calling this guy a 'queen' and that being something that people thought is homophobic. A queen to me has a different meaning. It's somebody who's just above.



GLAAD spokesman Rich Ferraro said that Baldwin's language was improper and his tweets did not reflect his "history of actively supporting LGBT equality".

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