Gillian Anderson Speaks Out After Alec Baldwin's Tweet On 'Switching Accents'

Gillian Anderson was recently trending on Twitter for using an American accent after winning a Golden Globe for "The Crown." Alec Baldwin was one of many who noticed the actress "switching accents." Addressing it, she said people's reaction to her American accent is "old news."

The "X Files" actress' American accent came as a surprise to her fans as she's given interviews in the past with an English accent. Also, she had won the Golden Globe award for portraying Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the Netflix drama.

Anderson said she "didn't pay any attention" to such reactions.

"I don't have social media on my phone so I wasn't [aware]. A couple people texted to say that something was going on. I didn't pay any attention to it because it's just something that I live," Anderson told Entertainment Tonight.

"I grew up between two countries and so depending on who is in my ear is which direction my accent goes. So I'm so used to it that it's kind of old news for me," she added.

Anderson was born in the U.S. She was raised in Puerto Rico and London and later returned to the U.S.

After her Golden Globe win, many viewers took to Twitter to talk about her accent.

One wrote, "i wonder if gillian anderson wakes up and chooses her accent. like is this natural or does she go hmmmm."

Another tweeted, "Tonight’s biggest upset is that Gillian Anderson has an american accent."

Another fan claimed to love Anderson but admitted "it drives me crazy how she changes her accent depending on what country she is in or talking to. #GoldenGlobes."

Baldwin also joked on Twitter, "Switching accents? That sounds … fascinating."

The actor later announced on Instagram that he had left Twitter. He posted a video where he admitted that the decision came after backlash to the joke he had made about Anderson.

Baldwin avoided mentioning Anderson by name, but he apologized for any offense that his comment may have caused.

"The person I was referring to is someone I am a huge fan of.. and that comment was meant to just illustrate the point that multicultural expressions of anyone... that's your business," Baldwin said, adding that he meant no disrespect.

As for his decision to deactivate his Twitter account, Baldwin said, "The problem with Twitter is, it's a lot of haters. It's one-third interesting posts... one-third tedious, puerile nonsense, and then it's one-third abject hatred and malice and unpleasantness."