Alec Baldwin Defends Lupita Nyongo Against Musk

didn't take kindly to disparaging Lupita Nyong'o's looks over her casting as Helen of Troy in the upcoming film The Odyssey based on Homer's epic poem.

The CEO grumbled that Nyong'o couldn't play Zeus's daughter, whose exceptional beauty sparked the 10-year Trojan War after she was taken to Troy by the Trojan prince Paris, according to Greek mythology.

Nyong'o will also be playing the role of Helen's sister Clytemnestra, who was beautiful but not enough to launch a thousand ships.

Baldwin defended Nyong'o via Instagram: 'Dear Elon… but she IS the most beautiful woman in the world,' alongside a photo of the 43-year-old Kenyan-Mexican actress.

The war of words started when political commentator and podcast host Matt Walsh wrote on X, 'Not one person on the planet actually thinks that is "the most beautiful woman in the world."'

Walsh, whose critics have accused him of promoting white supremacy and spreading racist conspiracy views, then directed his attack on the film's director.

'But Christopher Nolan knows that he would be called racist if he gave "the most beautiful woman" role to a white woman. Nolan is technically talented but a coward. Too afraid to do anything that even slightly challenges the spirit of the age,' Walsh concluded.

Musk seconded Walsh's opinion by writing, 'True.'

When someone posed the question, 'Why is Christopher Nolan like so many other directors so keen to race swap white characters?' Musk responded, 'He wants the awards.'