Voice Mail Alec Baldwin Berates His Daughter

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LOS ANGELES — The festering bad blood between movie-star exes Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger erupted Thursday when an angry phone message from Baldwin to his daughter was made public. On the recording, Baldwin can be heard berating his 11-year-old, Ireland, "You are a rude, thoughtless little pig."

"You don't have the brains or the decency as a human being," he says, apparently upset that she did not answer her phone for a planned call.

"I don't give a damn that you're 12 years old, or 11 years old, or that you're a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn't care about what you do as far as I'm concerned. You have humiliated me for the last time with this phone."

He goes on to say that he plans to fly from New York to Los Angeles "for the day just to straighten you out on this issue."

The recording was published by celebrity news site TMZ.com, which said that the call was placed on April 11.

Baldwin's spokesman said in a statement Thursday that, "in the best interest of the child," the 49-year-old actor "will do what the mother is pathologically incapable of doing ... keeping his mouth shut and obeying the court order.

"The mother and her lawyer leaked this sealed material in violation of a court order," the statement continued. "Although Alec acknowledges that he should have used different language in parenting his child, everyone who knows him privately knows what he has been put through for the past six years."

"The voice mail speaks for itself," Basinger's spokeswoman said.

Calls to Basinger's and Baldwin's attorneys were not returned.

Baldwin and Basinger, 53, were married in 1993. They have been involved in prolonged legal disputes over custody and other issues since she filed for divorce in 2001, which was granted in 2002. The couple's differences have been aired several times in public.

Basinger was charged with contempt of court in October for violating terms of a 2004 custody agreement. A motion by her lawyers to dismiss the charges was denied Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The next hearing on visitation issues is scheduled for May 4.

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Baldwin apologizes for his remarks, and he explains why he lost his temper. Alec Baldwin apologizes after fiery rant at daughter, 11 - Yahoo! News

Saying he was sorry for his actions, he should have thought of that before going off on his daughter. Words have power, and his comments cut deep.

Baldwin and Basinger need to get their act together and do what is best for their daughter.

[conlor]

You think his daughter might not WANT to see him? Or did he figure her mother would screen the call first and really left the message for her?

[Woodmonkey]

Baldwin's spokesman said in a statement Thursday that, "in the best interest of the child," the 49-year-old actor "will do what the mother is pathologically incapable of doing ... keeping his mouth shut and obeying the court order.

The mother is pathologically incapable of keeping his mouth shut?

What a shame for a daughter to heard her father saying these kinds of things to her. That has to hurt.

[Snowden]

That must have been very difficult for the little girl. The love of a parent is the most valuable thing a child can have in order to grow up with self esteem. At least, it would seem so to me.

[Old Fart]

11 year old's are prety computer savvy these days. What if the child was the one who released this tape to the media?, Is Baldwin's Lawyer going to prosecute her?

[Woodmonkey]

I hadn't thought about that one, Dennis. You're right about them being puter saavy. My 6 year old grandie gets on the puter all by herself - she has games and programs Jen bought for her to use.

[cato2]

Although the language is rude and crude. It sounds like Baldwin here is extremely angry at past behavior and has reached his limit of endurance. Sounds like there is past behavior issues here with all parties concerned.

This is the actual message in it's entirety. There is adult language inv