Mel Gibson may resemble Saddam Hussein. Alec Baldwin has also been likened to the former Iraqi dictator by some, though, and a recording we posted yesterday didn't exactly dispel rumors of the actor's tyrannical ways.
In case you missed it, Baldwin unleashed a tirade of threats, insults and general rage against on his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland, on her voicemail after she failed to answer his scheduled call from New York April 11.
The clip, obtained by TMZ, and which you can listen to HERE, pretty much speaks for itself. But in the past 12 hours, The Hollywood Gossip staff has learned of the following updates to the story:
UPDATE #1: On Wednesday of this week, Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner Maren Nelson heard the voicemail tirade and has temporarily suspended Baldwin's visitation rights. A hearing is set for May 4, where the judge could permanently deny Alec Baldwin visitation or contact with Ireland.
UPDATE #2: Kim Basinger's publicist, Annette Wolfe, has released a statement, stating simply: "The voicemail speaks for itself."
UPDATE #3: A friend of Alec Baldwin's has spoken out on the matter, saying 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, Basinger has "tried everything" to alienate Ireland from him.
UPDATE #4: Alec Baldwin's spokesperson officially released the following statement to the TV show Extra:
"In the best interest of the child, Alec Baldwin will do what Ireland's 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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April 20th, 2007 12:04 PM
ALEC BALDWIN IS A TOTAL ASS. ANY PARENT WHO WOULD TALK TO THEIR 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THE WAY THAT HE DID SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTACT WITH THAT CHILD. TODAYS CHILDREN FACE ENOUGH AND HIS VERBAL ATTACK WAS TOTALLY APPALLING AND WILL REQUIRE THAT CHILD TO HAVE COUNSELING FOR ANY HOPE OF NORMALCY. THE WAY THAT HE SPOKE TO HER IS NOTHING LESS THAN CHILD ABUSE. kIM MAY HAVE HER PROBLEMS BUT AT LEAST SHE'S TRYING TO KEEP HER CHILD MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY SAFE. I AM SO ANGRY THAT THIS TYRANT OF A MAN WOULD TALK TO A CHILD IN TE MANNER THAT HE DID. EVERYONE WONDERS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THIS WORLD, WELL THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE INSTANCE OF AN ADULT TOTALLY RIPPING A CHILDS LIFE AWAY FROM HER AT A VERY DIFFICULT AGE FOR A LITTLE GIRL AS IT IS.
April 20th, 2007 6:00 PM
Maybe he felt what he needed to do, im sure "Ireland" will get over it, shes got $$$ doesn't she? yep
April 20th, 2007 6:00 PM
Maybe he felt what he needed to do, im sure "Ireland" will get over it, shes got $$$ doesn't she?
April 25th, 2007 3:47 PM
There are alot worse things that he could of done than just yell at her. It isn't like any other parent has flipped out at one time over something their child has done to frustrate them. Then add a ex in the mix.
September 26th, 2007 12:24 PM
i AM SURE THAT ALEC WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO HENDER OR HURT HIS CHILD IN ANY WAY, BUT THIS CHILD SEEMS AS THOUGH SHE IS A HANDFULL AND THIS I MEAN NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY BUT VERBALLY. SHE IS ONLY ELEVEN AND SHE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A 15YR OLD SO ME AS A PARENT CAN UNDERSTAND. IT APPEARS THAT KIM ALLOW THIS CHILD TO BE OLDER THAN WHAT SHE IS AND I AM SO FOR SURE THAT SHE HAS SAID THINGS TO TURN THE CHILD AGAINST HER FATHER. THESE WOMEN THAT ARE SCORNED AND THERE ACTIONS IN UTILIZING THE CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED THE CONTROL THAT THE COURTS GIVE THEM.. I'M A PARENT WITH CHILDREN AND DIVORCED AND I WOULD NEVER HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE OF MY MARRIAGE/ DIVORCE PROBLEMS. WOMEN LIKE KIM TRIES TO TURN THE CHILD AGAINST THE OTHER PARENT I SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO COME BACK TO KIM AND BITE HER IN THE REAR AND IT WILL BE WITH HER CHILD AS SHE GETS OLDER BY HER DOING WHAT SHE WANTS WITH A WILD SIDE. WATCH OUT! KIM AS A MOTHER SHOULD ONLY HAVE HER CHILD AT HEART AND THIS MEANS MAKING COMFORTABLE ARRAINGMENTS FOR BOTH PARENTS AND CHILD SO THAT THIS CHILD IS NUTRIENTED CORRECTLY BY BOTH PARENTS. THIS IS MOSTLY KIMS DOING, SHE IS THE MOTHER THAT BORE THE CHILD, SHE HAS BEEN HURT AND SIMPLY HAS A HATRE FOR THE MAN. IF THIS JUDGE TAKES THIS MANS RIGHTS AWAY SHE WILL BE DOING EXACTLY WHAT KIM HAS WANTED ALL ALONE.
November 13th, 2007 2:40 PM
THIS CHILD IS OBVIOUSLY A HANDFUL. AND THE WAY PEOPLE ARE ATTACK ALEC IS WRONG!!! THE BIBLE SPEAKS OF THIS DAY IN AGE WHEN CHILDREN WILL CAUSE DEATH AMONG THERE PARENTS AND WOMEN WILL CONTROL THE HEARTS OF MEN... ALEC HAS BEEN PUT THROUGH HELL FOR SIX YEARS!!! NOBODY IS LOOKING AT THE SIX YEARS OF TOLERANCE BUT EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT THE ONE OUTBURST!!! THIS IS WRONG!!! EVERYONE APART OF DAMAGING ALEC CHARACTER WILL PAY-- BECAUSE THAT IS THE WORD OF GOD... I SEE A LOT OF STONES BEING CAST BUT NOT ANYONE OPENING THE CURTAINS TO THERE GLASS HOUSE!!! THAT LITTLE GIRL NEEDS A PARENT AND OBVIOUS IF SHE IS ACTING LIKE A LITTLE BRAT THEN KIM IS NOT A GOOD PARENT! BUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN LOOKS AT ONLY THE NOW AND NOT HISTORY SO WE CAN MAKE BETTER DESICIONS FOR OUR FUTURE... SOON THE TRUTH WILL BE REVEALED ABOUT KIM AND THEN THE WORLD WILL OWE ALEC AND APOLOGY... I AM NOT A FAN OF ALEC BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS IS WRONG