Alec Baldwin Receives Hip Replacement Following a 'Very Intense Chronic Pain Chapter'

Photo:Hilaria Thomas Baldwin/Instagram

Hilaria Thomas Baldwin/Instagram

Alec Baldwinis recovering from hip replacement surgery.

Hilaria Baldwin, the actor’s wife, revealed the news in anInstagram post on Tuesday, sharing that the procedure was necessary after he had been going through a “very intense chronic pain chapter.”

“Alec got a new hip today…it was a long time necessary. We have been through so much together…as your partner and as you heal, I want so very much for you to leave this very intense chronic pain chapter behind and improve your quality of life,” she wrote.

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Hilaria thanked the doctors who helped him on his hip-replacement journey, and “the other amazing people who so generously are bringing him safely through this 🩵.”

In February, Hilariacelebrated the highs and lows in their relationshipthrough an Instagram post dedicated to the night they first met.

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News of the actor’s hip replacement surgery comes after prosecutors dropped criminal charges against him in April in connection to his involvement inthe 2021 on-set death ofRustcinematographerHalyna Hutchins.

source: people.com