Baldwin's Late Night Change of Heart

Click to return to TMZ.comJust a few hours before he blasted his daughter on her voice mail, Alec Baldwin had a few laughs at Ireland's expense on "Late Night with David Letterman."

After telling Dave that his 11-year-old was "doing great," Baldwin regaled the live audience with a story about Ireland's new affinity for dancing in public, then playfully mocked a few of her favorite moves.

When Dave asked if Ireland's new passion was embarrassing for him, Alec replied, "Hey, she could be out stealing cars." Funny he should mention that.

Shortly after the taping, Baldwin tried to call his daughter. We all know what happened next.

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46. JUST GOES TO SHOW.............. MONEY AND/OR CELEBRITY CAN'T BUY CLASS !!!

Posted at 3:33PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Ben Brand

47. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN......Presenting......... the REAL Alec Baldwin !!!!!

Posted at 3:33PM on Apr 20th 2007 by NO VISITATION EVER AGAIN

48. I don't know why I'm so messed up Mom. I can't explain why I'm involved in drugs and hanging with bad people, and making poor choices in life. Maybe I'm acting out from a horrible childhood. I don't think it's anything you did Dad. Kids get called PIG all the time from their parents. I'm so glad you "straightened my ass out". I'm So thankful you flew from JFK to LAX for a few hours just to ridicule me and put me in my place and show me what a piece of shit I was. Then you got back on a plane and flew back to New York. I know I should be SO thankful for my balanced, nurturing upbringing.

Posted at 3:34PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Ireland

49. WITH THE WAY ALEC BALDWIN LEFT THAT MESSAGE TO HIS DAUGHTER DO HE REALLY THINK SHE IS BEING SELFISH, OR THAT HER MOTHER IS INFLUENCING HER. HE NEEDS TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR-SHE MAY NOT BE PICKING UP THE PHONE CAUSE SHE DOESNT WANT TO HEAR THAT SHE IS DOING THINGS THAT ARE UPSETTING HIM, NOR DOES SHE WANT TO HEAR THE MOM BASHING.

Posted at 3:37PM on Apr 20th 2007 by carmen

50. Kim Jong Il said it best in the movie "Team America". "You ar worfwuss Awec Bawdrin, you ar wurfwuss Awec Bawdwin..."

Posted at 3:46PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Tim

51. I do not think AB was funny on Letterman. If I were a near-teen, I wouldn't want my father depicting me as someone who just starts dancing at the register--doesn't he know young people are self-conscious--maybe that is why she doesn't pick up his phone calls. People who insult a child on this site are just as nasty as her father Alec-she is a pretty little girl.

Posted at 3:45PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Maureen

52. Alec is an ass. What happened is this, Ireland saw her father make fun of her on tv and she got mad at him. So to get back at him, she turned her cell off so she wouldn't have to talk to him. This has nothing do with Kim being a bad parent. Actually, Kim was being a very good parent by letting everyone know how dangerously crazy and angry Alec behaved. Alec is now trying to place blame on Kim for letting this voice message get out, when he should be trying to make it up to Ireland.

Posted at 4:21PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Jessica

53. I think this has been going on for some time, I believe he has done this to kim and is now doing it to his daughter, as a adult if someone spoke to me this way, i would be appled what right does he have to call anyone names?who does he think he is? better check youeself alex you are losing it and you will lose your daughter for sure with this atituide if he called at ten her time she was probally in bed sleeping because the next day was a school day why didn,t he call earlyer for her or did his so called job get in the way, wake up alex you ain,t all that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kim do everything you can to take control of this , the judge did the right thing, you allways said it was kim that tuened ireland away from you DID YOU NOT HEAR YOURSELF ON THE TAPE? you are doing that yourself.

Posted at 8:18PM on Apr 20th 2007 by whudhesaid

54. Classic charming psycho-path. Too bad a sweetheart like Kim Bassinger hooked up with him in the first place. I hope Ireland stays away from him in the future.

Posted at 4:13PM on Apr 20th 2007 by so_what

55. Alec - Your politics are totally BS but as a father I give you credit to show you do have heart for a loved one that you might have gone off the beaten path a little. As a father myself it is hard at times to deal with teenagers in today's society. As long as you calmed downed and talked it over I can only say that you have done as most fathers sometime in their lives with their loved ones. As far as Kim goes, it is obvious that she has not taught her daughter to be responsible with her actions. The public should not be ones to judge you...it should be your daughter as she gets older and realizes how much you really care.

Posted at 4:26PM on Apr 20th 2007 by mike

56. Late nite change of heart my butt!!! Just a way to 'cover' his deplorable actions, once again!

Posted at 4:30PM on Apr 20th 2007 by steeve

57. Please stop making excuses for him! As a grownup former abused child, I can tell your from experience, the words wound more than anything. He is almost 50 yrs old! She is 11. He is a total idiot. I don't care how bitter the divorce was, she is a child.

Posted at 4:40PM on Apr 20th 2007 by grownup child

58. Alec and Kim need to step back and see what their vicious divorce is doing to their kid.
They also need parenting classes and possible anger management for Alec. He needs to reel it in and shame on Mom and her publicist for leaking this to the press. This is personal and no one needed to hear it but the lawyers and the judge and possible the therapist that kid needs to go to because her parents are absolute idiots. Get a grip Mom and Dad and raise the kid and get over your personal hate for each other. When the kid is grown you can dance on each other's graves but until then you have a responsibility to raise that child even if you aren't together.

Poor kid.

Posted at 8:43PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by Proud Parent

59. Wow, a pig, huh? Imagine having your father call you that in a private phone call. Now, imagine having the whole world hear it. And then imagine having all kinds of people who should be spending time with their own kids writing and commenting on it. Think of all those neglected kids wishing they had parents who would spend time with them instead of being glued to their computer all the time, reading and commenting on other people's private lives. America's pretty cool, isn't it?

Posted at 5:24PM on Apr 20th 2007 by Derek Bill

60. Alec Baldwin is an egotistic, abusive ass!! There is no excuse to talk to a child like that. If he is willing to treat his daughter that way I can't imagine how he would treat his staff and others that may work with or for him. He definitely shows signs of being capable of domestic violence which encompasses verbal, emotional and mental abuse. What did he mean when he said he was really going to let her have it? Alec ought to look in a mirror before he calls someone else a pig.

Posted at 6:34PM on Apr 20th 2007 by tracykfalls

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