Alec Baldwin-Hilaria Baldwin marriage in trouble? Here’s what happened a week before his car accident and the story of Hilaria’s missing wedding ring

Hilaria Baldwin, wife of Alec Baldwin, had opened up about her marriage after rumors of marital woes flooded the Internet a week before her Ranger Rover, driven by her husband Alec Baldwin, was involved in a crash. The speculations about her separation from husband became rife after she was spotted without her wedding ring.

His brother Stephen Baldwin was also inside the car when the accident took place. The Baldwins' car smashed into a tree in East Hampton, New York, on October 13, 2025. Later, Alec and Stephen marked themselves as safe after they were involved in a car accident.

Baldwin, who took part in the ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ season 34, clapped back an Instagram follower who asked about her missing bauble over the weekend. Responding to his query, Hilaria Baldwin shut down rumors of marital woes in a video on the photo and short-form video sharing platform. The couple have been married since June 2012.

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In the clip, the former yoga instructor, 41, was seen cuddling a toy version of her husband’s “Beetlejuice” character before sticking out her tongue and telling fans not to fret. “Don’t worry Cammy, got my Alec stand in here while he is gone working,” Hilaria captioned the playful video.

“And [my] ring is right here,” she clarified. “tho I don’t wear to practice because it hurts with the crazy stuff we are doing.” The video shared by Hilaria was set to the creepy theme music from Alec’s 1988 movie.

How did social media react to the video

Hilaria Baldwin’s video received mixed reactions on social media. On one hand, some users slammed the footage as “weird” in the comments section, many praised Hilaria’s “great sense of humor.”

Was Hilaria planning to ‘walk away’ from marriage

In her “Manual Not Included” memoir which she wrote in May, 2025, Hilaria said that she was once “ready to walk” away over her partner’s “disrespect,” according to Page Six. The couple are still going strong 13 years into their union.

The couple have welcomed seven children together — Carmen, 12, Rafael, 10, Leonardo, 9, Romeo, 6, Eduardo, 5, María, also 5, and Ilaria, 3. Her kids were sitting in the crowd as Hilaria performed in “DWTS” with pro partner Gleb Savchenko last week. Before Hilaria, Alec was married to Kim Basinger. He has a daughter Ireland from his previous marriage to Kim Basinger.

Hilaria Baldwin claimed that she was ‘bullied’ out of Dancing with the Stars

Hilaria, the yoga instructor, was eliminated on October 7, 2025. Following her elimination from the dance reality show, she claimed that she was intentionally bullied off the show.

Hilaria and her pro partner Gleb Savchenko became the fourth pairing to be voted off the show during Season 34, The Baldwins star, 41, has repeatedly shared her belief that she faced “very coordinated, very strategic bullying” that ended her time on the competition, she shared via Instagram Live on Friday, October 10, according to US Weekly. In another Instagram Live two days later, according to E! News, Hilaria further claimed, “I did get bullied off the show. I did, that’s for sure. That is for sure.”