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- Ireland Baldwin has compared the Astroworld tragedy reaction to that of her famed father's fatal "Rust" shooting.
- In now-deleted posts, Ireland ripped those "spewing cancel culture bullshit" in the wake of the deadly concert incident.
- Ireland said the incident was not rapper Travis Scott's "fault," but later said, "He incites the rage" at shows.
Actor Alec Baldwin's daughter, Ireland, ripped those "spewing cancel culture bullshit" as she made comparisons on social media about public reaction to her father's fatal "Rust" shooting to its reaction from rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld concert that left eight people dead.
In a series of now-deleted posts to her Instagram story, the 26-year-old fashion model slammed the public for "spreading misinformation" in the wake of Friday's concert tragedy in Houston.
"Y'all are really killing me these days," Ireland wrote, according to screenshots published by the Daily Mail.
"You believe everything that you see on Twitter and Tik Tok and completely bandwagon on spreading misinformation," said Ireland, adding, "First, you were armory/ stunt coordination pros when it came to the horrific tragedy involving my dad… and now Travis Scott is demonic because he ALLOWED people to die at his show?"
Chaos unfolded during Scott's performance last week at the sold-out show at NRG Park when a packed crowd surged toward the stage.
"I'll start by saying I am heartbroken for the families who lost a loved one. Everyone should feel safe when they're going to enjoy live music. But it's not Travis Scott's fault," Ireland said, explaining, "Any actual musician would validate that you can't see or hear anyone up there."
Scott continued performing for more than 30 minutes after police declared the festival to be a mass casualty event.
"C'mon people… do a little research before you go spewing cancel culture bullshit," Ireland posted. "People lost their children at this show and you've got to say that Travis Scott's music is demonic and be belongs in prison? Jesus."
In another post, according to a screenshot, Ireland said she was "in no way defending Travis Scott because honestly, I don't know him or care personally and the only aspect of this i (sic) care about is that people have died because this brand new festival neglected to have the proper safety protocols in place."
Ireland went on to say that she has been to two of Scott's shows where she witnessed fans "get carried out on stretchers with head injuries and from ODs [overdoses]."
"He incites the rage. No doubt about that," Ireland posted.
She added, "But I refuse to fall into this twisted cancel culture bullshit when it's coming from people who have no idea how anything works."
Ireland said in another post that she deleted her previous posts because "people on the internet are scary and so misinformed."
"The point I was trying to make was stop rage-blaming. Make informed opinions and posts. So many people are at fault. Not just one person," she said.
Ireland's famed father fired a revolver on the New Mexico "Rust" set during a scene rehearsal on October 21, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
The Colt .45 revolver that Alec Baldwin fired during a rehearsal was supposed to be loaded with dummy rounds, but investigators have said live ammunition had been loaded into the weapon.