In Baldwin’s four-minute video, posted on Saturday, he said the allegations that he was not complying with requests for his phone were “b******t”.

“Any suggestion that we’re not complying, myself and any lawyers I’m working with or whatever, is a lie. It’s a lot of work, especially as we go through this process then by all means we will comply,” he said.   

“This is a process where one state makes the request of another state.

“They’re gonna go through the state you live in. And it’s a process that takes time.”

He added: “They have to specify what exactly they want. You can’t just go through your phone and take, you know, your photos or your love letters to your wife or what have you.”

Baldwin, an outspoken liberal, also accused Right-wing US tabloids of fuelling the claims for political reasons.

“The best way, the only way we can honour the death of Halyna Hutchins is to find out the truth,” he said.