Celebrity Justice
Alec Smarts on "60 Min."

Alec Baldwin vented on "60 Minutes" about the voice mail message to his daughter which TMZ first published. He also trashes Kim Basinger's lawyer.


In the segment, which airs tonight, Baldwin says, "You get so frustrated, and you realized, number one, and it's wrong. It's totally wrong ... that I was really speaking to someone else when I left that message. I was pissed. I had been putting up with this for six years."

As for calling his daughter a "thoughtless little pig," Baldwin thinks the real damage is that the voice mail went public.

Baldwin's venom was targeted at Basinger's lawyer, Judy Bogen. When asked about his comment that she resembled "a 300 pound homunculus with a face like a clinched fist," he said he was being "kind" and that it was not abusive given what she put him through.

Tonight, Bogan's law partner, Neal Hersh, blasted Baldwin, saying, "His personal attacks were socially and morally unacceptable, not to mention inaccurate. He defended his actions rather than take responsibility."

BTW, a homunculus is "a miniature adult that in the theory of preformation is held to inhabit the germ cell and to produce a mature individual merely by an increase in size."

Tags: 60 minutes, 60Minutes, Alec baldwin, AlecBaldwin

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46. There are parents that abuse their kids all the time. No surprise some of them post here defending a fellow abuser.

Posted at 12:10AM on May 12th 2008 by Ex Alec fan

47. TMZ is a nasty little pig

Posted at 12:56AM on May 12th 2008 by Greg

48. Be Careful # 29 You sound like you are getting to be like your mother - at least verbally As for Baldwin entering politics If he treats those he is supposed to love like that, How will he treat those he doesnt know -the public who voted him in/

Posted at 12:22AM on May 12th 2008 by Seala

49. alec baldwin what a loser. when will he ever shut up. no one wants to see this guy speak let alone act. enough already.

Posted at 12:22AM on May 12th 2008 by freedomisnotfree

50. Well if she's a little fat pig, then he's a big fat pig. It must run in the family. Nothing to get your panties in a bunch about. Hell, I don't even think he should even have bothered to explain himself.

Posted at 12:23AM on May 12th 2008 by Campy

51. alec baldwin a thoughtless big pig

Posted at 12:25AM on May 12th 2008 by freedomisnotfree

52. No wonder your child abuse rate is double that of New Zealand and Australia So many people defending Baldwin

Posted at 12:27AM on May 12th 2008 by Seala

53. "Testing the political waters"????? If that's your take, you've never lived here in the town on eastern Long Island where he has had, or still has, a residence. He's been sauntering around here for years spouting off his partisan political views as if he were Moses relaying the Word of the Almighty. Too busy, I guess, with his career and celebrity to engage in seeking a political office, though he has hinted and been rumored to be doing just that for years. I suppose, when you're no longer
the Hollywood idol you've been in the past, sometimes you make the abrupt discovery that: "Oops! There's a REAL WORLD here... with REAL PEOPLE....who haven't been given the advantages, wealth, fame and privileges that I've had!"
Welcome back to Earth, Mr. Baldwin!!! Sorry about the revelations regarding your issues with your child. We so-called "regular folks" aren't perfect either, but the "I" excuse doesn't hack it.

Posted at 12:34AM on May 12th 2008 by Justme

54. I still think Kim and her "LIAR LAWYER" were extremely wrong for letting that message go public. Ireland should not have endured that public humiliation so Kim could have gotten a shot on Alec.

Posted at 12:29AM on May 12th 2008 by Kelli

55. alec is an abuser what a pig

Posted at 12:33AM on May 12th 2008 by freedomisnotfree

56. Well all you people like to pass judgement , remember the saying people in glass houses should not throw stones, but anyways if any of you people have kid's we all lose our temper at one time or another, Kim is just a selfish bitch who does not want her child to have a relationship with her father and she needs help real help..Look at the clip that TMZ has of Alec and his daugther at the airport she does not look like a bitter girl who hates her father.

Posted at 12:30AM on May 13th 2008 by whatever

57. If there are any "thoughtless little pigs" it is Alec Baldwin." I realize he was pissed at his wife but he damaged his girl for the rest of her life. I had a father like Alec and I still remember everything he said to me growing up. I loved my father but I did not like him at all. Alec your daughter is just like you so deal with it. You taught her to be that way!

Posted at 1:11AM on May 12th 2008 by libby

58. Homunculus,I think if you want to use a big word it should be a good one,pusillanimous, it's a big word for being a P#ssy and nobody ever appreciates it.Let's all work on our vocabulary!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:10AM on May 12th 2008 by Janny

59. Wow.. TMZ bought a thesaurus!

Posted at 1:12AM on May 12th 2008 by eindoodle

60. Alec is a hot head, without question. Yeah, publicity is a pain. Turns what the ordinary man can get away with, into a big deal if you're a celebrity. That's the sucky part.

Posted at 1:55AM on May 12th 2008 by hmm

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