Alec Baldwin's Threatening Message to Daughter

An enraged Alec Baldwin unleashed a volcanic tirade of threats and insults on his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland, calling her a "thoughtless little pig," and bashing her mother Kim Basinger -- and TMZ has obtained the whole thing unfiltered and raw. And we've learned, a family law judge was so alarmed after hearing the tape, she has temporarily barred Baldwin from having any contact with his child.
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After Ireland failed to answer her father's scheduled morning phone call from New York on April 11, Alec went berserk on her voice mail, saying "Once again, I have made an ass of myself trying to get to a phone," adding, "you have insulted me for the last time."

Switching his train of thought, Baldwin then exercised his incredible parenting skills and took a shot at his ex-wife, declaring, "I don't give a damn that you're 12-years-old or 11-years-old, or a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn't care about what you do." The irate Baldwin went on to say, "You've made me feel like s**t" and threatened to "straighten your ass out."

"This crap you pull on me with this goddamn phone situation that you would never dream of doing to your mother," screamed Baldwin, "and you do it to me constantly over and over again."

Before hanging up, Baldwin warned the child, "You better be ready Friday the 20th to meet with me." That's tomorrow.

We've learned that on Wednesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner Maren Nelson heard the tape and temporarily suspended Baldwin's visitation rights. A hearing is set for May 4, where the judge could permanently deny Baldwin visitation or contact with Ireland.

Calls to Basinger's attorneys, celebrity lawyers Neal Hersh and Judy Bogen, were not returned.

Baldwin's lawyer, Vicki Greene, told TMZ, "Whatever happened yesterday was sealed and confidential. What you're telling me you've got you shouldn't have."


Alec cells out last night: Click to watch

UPDATE: Basinger's publicist, Annette Wolfe, told TMZ: "The voicemail speaks for itself."


UPDATE: A friend of Alec Baldwin's just contacted TMZ to say that the actor called Ireland last week and apologized for his outburst. The friend added that Ireland is the most important thing in the world to Alec and that he is frustrated because over the last six years, Kim has "tried everything" to alienate Ireland from him.


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UPDATE: Alec Baldwin's spokesperson released the following statement to the TV show "EXTRA": "In the best interest of the child, Alec 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. 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."





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1711. Holy crap! This is what the big uproar is all about? Geez I've said a heck of a lot worse to my kids when they've pushed me to my limits. Yes, then the guilt sets in and I know I was wrong. I've told them it was a really bad thing to do to a child and they've forgiving me. Alec, my dear, you set that little girl out, because her mother isn't. You don't want her to grow up and be a spoiled little bitch like her mother is now. You're a great dad. She will love you for fighting for her when she grows up. We love you big guy and are praying for your family to heal.

Posted at 10:36AM on Jun 26th 2007 by Karen

1712. Frankly what he said makes alot of sense if you consider that his wife is probably
making sure that the child isnt answering his calls.

He was tough, but understandably so.

This is nothing compared to stories i have heard from divorced couples.

I have seen grown
men cry over the fact that their son or daughter would not speak to them on their weekly calls. Why anyone is upset over his remarks is really unfair. The child lives with the mother and I am sure the mother is not making sure the child will be calling her father. I have seen this over and over again. The mother will say its up to her or him but , the child is always trying to maker their parents happy so they go along with it.

The only truth is that he will have to forget about his child untill she grows up and figures out
that no one is a saint. It will take few years. But she will grow up too. They will get it together one day

Posted at 10:03PM on Jun 30th 2007 by ARobin

1713. Are you kidding me?! It shows he cares by getting on her ass. If he didn't care he wouldn't bother yelling at her at all. I know I've gotten voicemails like that in the past when I was young from my folks, minus the ex wife stuff because my parents are still married. But still.... give the man a break.

Posted at 8:00PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Tashia

1714. I think that people are blowing this out of proportion. He shouldn't have yelled at her or said some of those degrating thoughts, but parents get angry and I can speak from experience. I am only 14 and my dad has yelled at me like that but it doesn't mean that he doesn't love me. We don't even know the whole story. I have gotten in trouble when my parents couldn' t reach me, but I know that they were just worried about me and my safety. That might have been what happened here. Baldwin doesn't deserve to be kept away from his daughter because of a matter as minor as this and the public shouldn't even know about it because it is supposed to be a private matter. A girl needs her dad, they can get in fights and yell at each other and she could even not talk to him for a while, but in the end she will still need her dad and Kim should understand that. I know that as a mom she wants to protect her daughter but at some point there is overprotecting, especially when Alec didn't do anything but yell at his daughter. I hope that the judge sees that he should be allowed to see his daughter and maybe send them to family counseling if he thinks that they need it.

Posted at 2:12PM on Jul 12th 2007 by MH

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