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. 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.”
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.
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.”
Alec Balwin a very good actor. He is really funny and I enjoy him immensely on 30Rock and as guest host of Saturday Night Live. But, this video has really shown a whole new side to him. A scary, mean, abusive side.
I was a victim of verbal abuse and being hollered at throughout all of my childhood. Believe me, this is nothing more than abuse…..an abuse that will carry on in to Ireland’s adulthood.
What a same! Alec and Kim Bassinger’s divorce has been heated and nasty. That’s not good but it’s their perogavties as adults. But, knowing that this 11 or 12 years child is bening treated this way makes me sick.
The great and powerful Geraldo (don’t look behind the curtain) of Oz has stated that this is a crime and Baldwin could be charged. Whether that happens or not, Alec needs some anger managment treatment before having anymore contact with his little girl.
The real sad part is this kind of stuff goes on more times than we know in the United States.
If we don’t treat our kids with respect and love……who knows what they might end up doing that will cause a different kind of media story.
This is so sad.
IT’S FRIDAy! THE SUN IS SHINING! SO, I’ve decided to add a little bonus for all my “Vergie Lovers”. Need to post this in my entry where I’m getting all the “you idit! Dont talk about Vergie. She is gud womam” But, I have a busy day. According to the one commenter aka “Observer”, I have a full time job chasing Vergie down to see what’s on her tray. LMAO. So, here it is for all to enjoy. I’ll try to move it to the proper post later.
Posted Apr 19th 2007 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
As Larry Birkhead’s custody hearing looms with grandma Virgie standing largely in the way, TMZ has dug up an interesting family tree — turns out Virgie liked her stepbrother a whole lot.
Here’s the deal: Virgie’s mom, Paralee, married a guy named Melvin and had Virgie. In another part of Texas, a guy named George William Tacker got together with this chick named Betty Jo and had a son named David Luther Tacker. Then Paralee and George got married, so Virgie and David became their stepkids. They were all one big happy family — maybe too happy, because Virgie hooked up with her stepbro to produce David Luther Tacker, Jr.
So, David Sr. is Virgie’s stepbrother and her baby daddy. You following so far?
Alec Balwin a very good actor. He is really funny and I enjoy him immensely on 30Rock and as guest host of Saturday Night Live. But, this video has really shown a whole new side to him. A scary, mean, abusive side.
I was a victim of verbal abuse and being hollered at throughout all of my childhood. Believe me, this is nothing more than abuse…..an abuse that will carry on in to Ireland’s adulthood.
What a same! Alec and Kim Bassinger’s divorce has been heated and nasty. That’s not good but it’s their perogavties as adults. But, knowing that this 11 or 12 years child is bening treated this way makes me sick.
The great and powerful Geraldo (don’t look behind the curtain) of Oz has stated that this is a crime and Baldwin could be charged. Whether that happens or not, Alec needs some anger managment treatment before having anymore contact with his little girl.
The real sad part is this kind of stuff goes on more times than we know in the United States.
If we don’t treat our kids with respect and love……who knows what they might end up doing that will cause a different kind of media story.
This is so sad.
Filed under: Just for Heck of It, Redneck Life
I’ve thougth this Alec Baldwin thing through a little more. He should not have called his daughter those names. He should not have threatened her.
But, he was just in being upset. If he is stopping everything he is doing to call her, prehaps she should show a little respect. Before anyone jumps my ass about this, I want to tell you my reason. I have a stepdaugher. She only calls when she wants money. She is an adult now. She treated her father like an ATM all of her life. Maybe, if he had spoken up and told her to show some respect, their relationship might be based on more than money now.