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."

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91. I call EVERYONE a "thoughtless little pig."

Posted at 11:11AM on May 12th 2008 by ilovecelebritycrap

92. The real damage is calling your daughter a thoughtless little pig.

Poor Ireland, all she's going to remember about her childhood is her parents bickering and fighting. I know I'm only reading what the press wants me to read but it feels like Alec needs to get over his divorce.

I'm a child of divorce and Like #8, I too am married to a man who has an ex from hell. I do know what it's like on the father's side. But I can tell you that my husband would NEVER, EVER, call his children thoughless little pigs or any other name for that matter. The sad thing is that my husband's ex uses the kids or money to get at my ex and it all started when he told her he remarried. She has hauled him back to court for more money only to have her support reduced and that still didn't stop her. I can go on and on.

One thing that Mr. Baldwin needs to understand is that when children reach a certain age, it feels like their friends or even time alone in their room is more important then their parents. So, when your child misses a phone call or doesn't want to come see you, don't take it personally, it's not always mom, it's just your child growing up!

Posted at 12:10PM on May 12th 2008 by Dillsmom

93. I would like to see TMZ post one of those "Who'd You Rather" MOST HATE TO HAVE TO LOOK AT AGAIN AS LONG AS YOU LIVE with several options. I can think of a few names right off the top of my head: Alec, Tom Cruise, Rosie O'Donnell, OJ, Star Jones, Heather Mills. It would be a difficult choice. Could we choose "All of the Above"?

Posted at 12:12PM on May 12th 2008 by Let's Take a Poll!

94. Dillsmom- did you name your kid Dill?
Just messin' with you, I'm bored out of my mind at work.

Posted at 12:12PM on May 12th 2008 by ilovecelebritycrap

95. Let's take a poll-
I VOTE I NEVER WANT TO SEE ROSIE AGAIN! Though it was a tough decision between her and Heather Mills.

Posted at 12:15PM on May 12th 2008 by ilovecelebritycrap

96. alec baldwin,a thoughtless whiney cry baby pig

Posted at 12:16PM on May 12th 2008 by freedomisnotfree

97. As someone who has personally been through a nasty custody battle, all I can say is Kim Basinger and her lawyer are probably the real thoughtless pigs. The daughter is a victim of maternal manipulation.

Posted at 12:21PM on May 12th 2008 by Raz

98. alec didn't want his pig mouth exposed could you imagine what else he said in private.

Posted at 12:26PM on May 12th 2008 by freedomisnotfree

99. Some of you people really need to take a look at yourselves, there is NOT a parent out there that hasnt said something in Anger to their kid, and If there is then they are probaly Heavily medicated. Alec Baldwin's rant at his kid was something that should of been kept Private. If we all have to worry about what we say ended up in some tabloid everyone better Keep their MOUTHS SHUT from now on.
Take a real good look at yourself before you start putting down other people!

Posted at 6:34PM on May 12th 2008 by Deb

100. Alec is actually a damn fine actor and pretty articulate. Unfortunately, he picked a lot of bad movies in the 1990's, and he hasn't aged particularly well either. He's a supporting actor now. He's still good, but a lot of wasted potential.

His best role was his speech in Glengarry Glen Ross.

Posted at 12:57PM on May 12th 2008 by JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin

101. Parental Alienation. Alot of women do it to their ex husbands. Just ask Rebecca Nix. She has done it to her ex husband ever since they got their divorce! Just remeber this all you new wives out there, when the children grow up, the ex wives can no longer brain wash them!!!!!

Posted at 1:08PM on May 12th 2008 by Fed up in Indiana

102. This pathetic excuse for a man is repulsive and hideous, both physically and spiritually.

He reminds me of a festering boil on a pig's ass.

Pigs are better than him.




Posted at 1:32PM on May 12th 2008 by Jane

103. Wasn't Kim the one who released the message? Who else would do it? She's the worse parent because she publicized the whole thing just to make Alec look bad.

I'm on Team Alec.

Posted at 1:40PM on May 12th 2008 by abcd

104. This man is such an idiot. He obviously had major anger management issues. I cant believe he is even allowed near his daughter after how he talked to her and how he talks period. He only wins awards because insiders like 30 Rock since its about the industry itself. I dont know anyone outside of the industry who watches that show. He is very untalented - maybe the anger/rants he goes on are for attention because he has no true talent.

Posted at 2:11PM on May 12th 2008 by Kim

105. I am married to a man who has an ex-wife that is the alienating parent. They had their problems during their marriage, and her way of seeking revenge is by sharing those marital problems, along with all kinds of lies, with the kids and turning the kids against my husband. So far, she has managed to ruin his relationship with his eldest daughter, and she is working on poisoning the minds of the other children. Parental Alienation Syndrome is a form of child abuse, and the alienating parent is selfish and cruel enough to not care about the damage they are doing to their children, who are the ultimate victims.

Alec handled this situation extremely poorly, but I understand his feelings of extreme frustration and helplessness after witnessing what my husband is going through. I can only hope that what has happened here will at least give awareness to Parental Alienation Syndrome. I hope that people can stop judging him for one moment, and try to educate themselves about PAS.

Posted at 2:11PM on May 12th 2008 by Christine

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