Ireland Baldwin on Kim Basinger’s Alec Baldwin Birthday Shoutout

And Alec—who met Kim on the movie’s set before finalizing their divorce in 2002—couldn’t have been more touched by the Batman actress’ touching words.

“This is remarkably kind and completely unexpected,” the 68-year-old wrote in the post’s comments section. “Thank you, Vicky Vale, for my birthday wishes.”

Though Alec—who also share kids Carmen, 12, Rafael, 10, Leo, 9, Romeo, 7, Eduardo, 5, Maria, 5, and Ilaria, 2, with wife Hilaria Baldwin—and Kim are on better terms today, the Blind Date actress previously opened up about how difficult their split was on their family.  

“Divorce is hard on a kid, no matter how you cut it,” she told Net-A-Porter’s The Edit in 2016. “And ours was very public and nasty.”