Alec's Shocking Contrast
Months before his now infamous rage-filled telephone rant, a candid Alec Baldwin opened up to Larry King about his highly criticized relationship with his daughter, Ireland.
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(Page 5 of 10) Previous 15 Comments | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments61. I THINK KIM IS BEHIND THIS. they said on t.v. that she may have violated a gag order. i think she plays dirty, and he is just TIRED OF IT!!!!!
IF SHE VIOLATED THE GAG ORDER, SHE EMBARASSED HER DAUGHTER, AND HAS PUT HER DAUGHTER IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING ONLY PARENTS SHOULD DEAL WITH. GOOD MOM, KIM!!!!!!
Posted at 12:53PM on Apr 20th 2007 by annab
62. here here tanniecc!! Well said!
...and the thought that people are calling this a threat??? He told her he was gonna straighten her out...that's not a threat...that's discipline...something her spoiled ass probably needs!
Posted at 12:48PM on Apr 20th 2007 by NuPicasso
63. I'm glad that my mom and dad are loving and would never verbally abuse you in that manner. She is a child!!!!!! I have kids and I have never spoke to then like that. there is no excuse for that behavior
Posted at 12:53PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Kathy
64. I do agree that alec is a nutbag,and he should never have talked to his daughter in this fashion..........
On that note I can understand his frustration being that I am going through this nightmare now with a bitter ex wife.She is alienating our 2 kids from me in every way she can.Calling me a piece of shit dad,dead beat dad etc in front of the kids........She will make them un-available on my weekends.I have done everything the courts have asked me to do and more,and this is what I get for not wanting to stayed married to her?To this point she has been very very successful in pushing them farther and farther away from me.
I am sure this is what kim is doing.
Before you bag on alec,remember there are 2 sides to every story.
Everyone says the kids will see through it evevntually......The problem with that is all the lost years in between.
So in closing....I can feel alec's pain....but do believe he went a little far........
Posted at 1:08PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Folksy
65. WE MUST SEND A MESSAGE TO FATHERS LIKE BALDWIN GIRLS HAVE ENOUGH SELF ESTEEM PROBLEMS AND A FATHER IS THE ONE PERSON WHO CAN BUILD UP THERE SELF ESTEEM. I HOPE WE THIS HORABLE EXCUSE OF A MAN A MESSAGE WHERE IT HIURTS HIS EGO. DO NOT GO TO SEE ANY MORE OF HIS MOVIES, PLEASE THIS GUY SHOULD NEVER GET CUSTODY OF A A GINNY PIG.
Posted at 1:07PM on Apr 20th 2007 by josie
66. Those of you who condone this behavior obviously came from some angry, disfuncitional homes. I would want NOTHING to do with a parent who called me a pig. Sadly, I'm seeing a lot of angry people in the media and in the world lately. What's going on?
Posted at 1:09PM on Apr 20th 2007 by ?
67. ALEC BALDWIN...WHAT A JERK!
So okaywe have all seen him yelling on the street with then wife Kim and his bullying her around, now we listen to this jerks screaming insanity on the telephone...It would be completely amazing to me if this guy ever sees his 11 opps 12 (seems he didn't know) year old kid again. Run Kim as fast as you can to the nearest court house and get this guy away from your daughter. He is flipping out, imagine if that kid was standing next to him, and telling her he is coming in person to see her....If that were me the cops would be in place for that arrival. Used to like the guy, thought they made a handsome couple, now that he is fat and aging NAH but Kim is still beautiful. Alec your a jerk!
Posted at 1:16PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Pat
68. The Democrats finally have a winning ticket...Howard Dean and Alec Baldwin......"And then we're gonna take over all cell phone constituencies....and then the white house......Yeeeeeahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"
Posted at 5:14PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Amarie
69. Sooner or later the TRUTH ALWAYS PREVAILS< Now, I understand why Kim has stayed quiet, putting Ireland first, he is the only one I have heard complain, etc... and now this!! The truth is out, he has hung himself I hope. Can anyone even imagine what he's done or said to Ireland in private, or what he will do to her now!!!!! IF IT WAS HER PHONE---SHE COULD BE THE ONE WHO LET HER MOM LISTEN!!!
PRAY THE JUDGE PUTS A PERMANENT BAR ON HIS VISITATION>
Posted at 1:26PM on Apr 20th 2007 by txmom
70. Obviously there are a few divorced men here voicing the opinions that the ex-wife MUST have created these problems for Baldwin. (after all, isn't that what ALL ex-wives do??) On the other end are lots of people who view the type of message Baldwin left his daughter to be abusive, no matter what the circumstances. I'm a divorced father and my ex-wife is as nasty as they come BUT that would never make me turn on my child the way Baldwin turned on his daughter. My child has a life that doesn't involve me, she's not always home when I call her and sometimes she doesn't want to do my visitation because of missing out on doing something more fun with her friends. And that hurts like hell, but this is her childhood and I'm not going to force the issue and make her resent me even more than her mother has tried. I know my ex tries to come between my daughter and me but that doesn't give me rights of retaliation. My best defense is to be the best dad I can be with my child so she will create her own opinions. I've got a fantastic relationship with my child and the added bonus is the fact that it really irks her mom that she and I get along so well.Even without that added bonus, I've gotten to know my child, now 15, as a real person and not just someone who has to put up with me cause a judge made it an order. We like each other, and that's something that Baldwin's never going to have if he treats his daughter like this.At times Baldwin can't control his temper when he's in a controlled situation, like interviews and talk shows. He can be really sarcastic and grating in front of the cameras, this tape just shows that what the public sees is only the tip of the iceburg. His real personality comes out when he thinks the public isn't watching.
Posted at 1:15PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Alec's a bully
71. and those who don't condone discipline come from wishy washy families and have no backbone...and will have children who grow up to be like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.
Posted at 1:16PM on Apr 20th 2007 by NuPicasso
72. Is anyone really suprised by this?? He should have moved out of the country like he promised when Bush won the election!
Posted at 2:37PM on Apr 20th 2007 by jennilyn
73. i think its wrong for you to air what goes on between father and daughter or any personal conversation i was married to two women that tried to keep me from my rights with my kids and i have to tell you he was mild to how i would have been . it is very hard on a dad when you are trying to do everything by the court rulings and the mother stands in the way,kim is suposed to be the role model for her daughter and teach her how to handle life, i think she needs a few lessens herself. i am in alec's corner all the way....
gcoop
Posted at 4:35PM on Apr 20th 2007 by gary cooper
74. I am appalled at this message left by a father to his very young daughter. I had an inkling the other day about Baldwin's thoughts about women when he posted on Huffpo that Imus should not be fired. The ongoing hatred he exhibits for his former wife and this new evidence lead me to believe that any woman who gets involved with this guy will never lack for trouble and strife. He obviously believes that he is the most important half of any relationship and he damn well wants everyone to know it.
Posted at 9:38PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Mary S
75. As a parent and a big movie lover, I'm throwing out every Alec Baldwin movie I have!!! This millionaire, uh, I mean celebrity, has the nerve to take out his frustration on a child that HE bought into this world and it is HIS responsbility to nurture NOT torture!! What a FAT idiot!
montclair - nj
Posted at 2:14PM on Apr 20th 2007 by melvin
