Well, I think that Alec just needs to get this divorce over with so that there will be peace in both his and his daughter’s lives. He is a great actor and will be the best dad he can be and have a great life if he just gives (as much as it pains to do so)crazy Kim whatever the hell she wants. Do that, and peace can be the only outcome. Alec “Kill her with Kindness”.
Ireland will respect you for it and you will respect yourself! Get it over with and live life NOW with your daughter.

I think Kim is manipulating her daughter to get back at Alec. I can see how he could get so angry/frustrated. Kim should be encouraging her daughter to get to know her father and make her own opinion of him. Ireland may be a teenager now but eventually when she is not uner her mother’s reigns she will eventually begin to see the how Kim’s actions discouraged her from having the relationship all kids deserve to have with both parents. Give it ten years, and she will be resenting mom and close with dad.

i think kim is the mean one she wants her way and just because they have money she wants it all a spoil woman well i should say girl she is acting like a KID good luck to him

Alec is a great father. He got pissed with his duaghter because she is obviously thoughtless and a brat. She must have learned from her psycho mother. YES Kim Basinger is a PSYCHO. NO I don’t know her BUT since it’s a FACT that she has made it impossible for Alec to see their daughter after they separated, I can only consider her a mean psycho person.

The man loves his duaghter so much he has been battling for years to get the right to be with her every now and then. It’s ridiculous that he even has to go to court for that!

There was an agreement, that Ireland would talk with Alec on the phone, since her sick mother makes it so hard for Alec to talk with her in person. The brat won’t answer his calls. She is obviously manipulative and most certainly is being oriented by her psycho mother. A judge SHOULD have taken Ireland from her sick mother many years ago. Kim is doing her more harm than good and that unfortunately will show in later years.

Alec lost his temper, like my father many times lost his with me. No harm done. I loved my father all my life in spite of his frank an honest approach. Ireland will love her father once she get’s rid of her psycho mother’s influence.

Shame on her for being so silly at age 11. I was much smarter than that by 10.

Shame on Kim Basinger for releasing the recording to the press. It only goes to show how sick and psycho this woman is. SHE should have Ireland taken away from her custody because this action shows clearly what a horrible parent she is. This woman didn’t think twice about how humiliated her child would be when the media showed the recording around the world. She just wanted to hurt her ex. How sick is that?

It seems Ireland needs to have her ears pulled.

Good luck to you Alec.

You know, when people are abusive, physicallty, the marks eventually go away. However, this kind of verbal abuse stays with you forever. You can never take back words that are said, sure you can apologize, but the words will never go away. 40 years later, I remember my father telling me how I ruined his life because my mom got pregnant and they had to get married. I was 5 years old when he said this and for a long time I believed it was my fault for ruining his life, hell, I was just a small child. I know better now, but his words are still there.

For Baldwin to speak to his child like this, even if she was ignoring his phone calls, is inexcusable, totaly inexcusable. “I’m sorry” just isn’t going to but it. He’s a loser in my opinion.

alec youre one angry person …wow ! the hate in your tone is obviuos … & your daughter would be frightened if she heard ……youre a monster …………….& should only have supervised visitation rights …………….any one who talks to their child like that should be closely monitored …the only reason alec youre upset with the leak is the damage it may do to you ….your true colors have again shown & youre an Angry sorry soul …..

All the attention given to this is ridiculous. It certainly is not in the best interest of the child. What Alec did, although not a good thing, was certainly not that big of a deal. He was clearly frustated as I am sure just about every father has been at least once during a childs growing up years. Give them all a break and some privacy in this private matter!!!

Ha ! All too much is being made of this and I would not be at all surprised if Ma Ma set it up, hoping that Alec would say something that SHE could release to the press.

Good grief, if this was a “set” phone visit, Kim is responsible to see that Ireland followed through and spoke to her father. Shame on Kim and on Ireland, too. She needs to learn some responsibility, and perhaps is not learning from her mother.

Hello I am a single parent and I too have said things that were not great and yelled at my kids. They can you push you to a point. Especially the teenager I have. She can be manipulative. I do apologize later for what I said but not why I lost my temper. Leave the guy alone… So what they take the discipline away and now what are they supposed to tell us how we can talk to our kids. I THINK NOT!!!!! Give the guy/father a break. Atleast she is not being physically beaten or worse.

Give me a break! i can’t believe all the people that are disgusted by his behavior. the only difference between Alec and the rest of us is the fact that our bad behavior isn’t put out for the world to see. We all say things we don’t mean or like but we say them because we are all human! He has apologized to Ireland and now it needs to be dropped.

Alec Baldwin, you are plain nasty, and I hope the courts prevent you from forcing your visitations on your daughter.

This whole this is just horrible! I wish a relative would step in and go for temporary custody to get this child out of this mess.
My heart goes out to Ireland out of respect for her, I’m not going to say anything negative about her mother and father.

I think what he said to his daughter is awful…that is considered to be verbal abuse and it can also be mental abuse to where it could stay with her into her older years to where she could speak that way to her children one day.
Things like that stay with you and I hope Kim takes away his visitation until he gets some serious help with that temper because to be that mad with especially his own daughter that says alot of what kind of person he really is be a man talk to her in person and dont leave a message and remember she is your daughter !!!!!! Not your agent!!! There is alot of men and women who wish they could talk and hug their children but they are off fighting a war.

We all know Alec Baldwin is a joke. This is just icing on the cake!

I think it’s bad that it got out but I don’t feel bad for his kid. He has always been a good dad. I’ve heard parents talk much worse to their kids on tv/radio/internet. Maybe his kid pushed him to the edge. Bottom line…Alec you are still a good dad. There are so many people that let their kids get away with murder. We know you love Ireland. Maybe she won’t pick up bad habits from her mom!

Just STOP IT!
The ONLY reason these people consider themselves “stars” is because of the people that constantly read everything and gossip about them. When people stop wanting every little detail maybe reality will smack the so called stars in the face and they will shape up. I personally could care less about Alec or Kim, and I just hope the courts do what’s best for the child. These people thrive on press, be it good or bad, it does not matter to them as long as their name is out there. They are surrounded by “yes people” and are used to getting their way no matter the cost. I am tired of all the drama and garbage.
FYI Alec, Kim, and everyone else in the camera sites you signed yourself up for living in a fishbowl and even got yourself some people to publicize it, You knew the risks as well as consequences, so do something you probably have NEVER done before and DEAL WITH IT yourself and quit complaining that things are not fair because they are not going your way.

There is no excuse for what he said to his daughter but i have no doubt that Kim is doing what he’s accusing her of doing. Ireland would be better off in a foster home

Plain and simple it’s verbal abuse no matter what his child says or does. He’s the adult acting like a child.If he doesn’t like her behavior he needs to find another way of dealing with her.She is eleven or twelve years old How old is Alec Baldwin? It’s time to grow up Mr. Baldwin and be a parent your time for childhood behavior is over!!!!!

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There is no excuse for his behaviour, and yes he does owe his daughter an apology. He needs serious help. My heart goes out to Ireland. And for all those who can relate to having abusive parents, I pray you find Peace.