Posted By David Lion Rattiner
Hamptons resident Alec Baldwin has made the news today with the announcement that he is going to pay for 18-year-old Private Resha Kane’s college education when she finishes her military commitment to the United States Army. Alec was so moved and inspired by a New York Times article about Private Kane saying goodbye to friends and family before being deployed to Iraq that he personally tracked down Ms. Kane’s in Arizona in order to tell her and her family that he would pay for her college education.
Needless to say, Ms. Kane and her family were very surprised. The Hamptons man has been a vocal advocate against the war, but has been clear on his position of supporting the troops.
Last Saturday, Alec was at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor where he talked about the differences between old Hollywood and new Hollywood. He and Jeffery Lyons, who is the host of the show “The Lyon’s Den” a TV show for movie buffs, had a conversation about how movies are made today. Bay Street was sold out for the event. -DLR
