Alec Baldwin Accused of Punching Photographer in the Face Whatever the opposite of marital bliss is, Alec Baldwin embodied it this morning when he allegedly punched a New York Daily News photographer in the face outside Manhattan's Marriage License Bureau. "He comes after me, starts shoving and punching me," photographer Marcus Santos told the Daily News. One time, right in the chin. And then he started shoving me, and pushing me. Then he goes the other way. Baldwin's rep denies that any punches were thrown. "As Alec and his fiancée were leaving City Hall, a "civilian" walking in front of Alec positioned himself to obstruct the view of a photographer aggressively trying to shoot the couple," the rep said in a statement to ABCNews.com. The photographer was clearly frustrated, pushed past the bystander and assaulted Alec with his camera. There were no punches thrown, and any subsequent physical contact was simply Alec protecting himself.