Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Baldwin’s Stunt

This is a BS stunt.

Divorced dad       Alec Baldwin, caught yelling at his daughter on a voicemail message, said Wednesday he asked NBC to let him out of his “30 Rock” contract so he can devote his time to the issue of “parental alienation.”

“If I never acted again I couldn’t care less,” Baldwin said in a pre-taped appearance for ABC’s “The View,” scheduled to air Friday.

The actor, in a transcript provided to The Associated Press by “The View,” said that he also wanted to quit “30 Rock” so the sitcom and the hundreds who work on it wouldn’t “be hurt by the situation.”

NBC, however, quickly shot down the idea. The actor has became a key asset for the freshman sitcom, stealing the show as an oily but charming network executive overseeing a “Saturday Night Live”-type program.

The 13th Amendment forbids slavery or indentured servitude.  Baldwin could walk away from acting any time he chooses.  He may be contractually obligate to pay NBC some money if he does so, but he could do it.  And it’s not like Baldwin is short of cash.

(10) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2203 hrs
Culture

  1. Yes, we don’t want to hurt the cast on 30 rock….Just crush the spirit of an 11 or 12(he seemed to have trouble remembering)yr old girl.  Good man….Good man.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 25, 2007 at 2241 hrs


  2. Politically, he played it the only way he could. Very good move by the brute.
    I wait for the evisceration of the leftist “for the children” arm of trolls to condemn Alec.
    Unfortunately I shall wait infinitum, They shall protect this lout even at the expense of an 11 year old (even I know her age) girl. He’ll appear on the View Friday and all will be fine, he will be praised as a tough love, no nonsense, American values king of guy.
    If it were I, time spent would be my only recourse.
    Tieing themselves in knots is what lefties do best.
    OOPS,
    Here Comes Scott to tell me how shallow minded Iam.
    Maybe not Scott, even he knows a losing proposition but kjr or djheru shall be by shortly. Predictable to the nth degree the lot of them.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 25, 2007 at 2300 hrs


  3. I personally know what it’s like to be the child in the middle of divorce.  As much as my parents hated each other by the time they reached the point of divorce, they never, and I repeat never would have talked to me or swore at me that way.  My father also had a very bad temper (I saw him break my mother’s nose on Christmas day with one blow to the face) so I do know about family violence, and that’s only one of several examples I saw.  And I also know about parental alienation.  My mother used me against my father - she wouldn’t let him have visitation because he didn’t pay child support - not one dime!!
    That said, Alex Baldwin should not get to see his daughter until he gets counseling for his anger and then he should never be allowed to see her alone.  Not only did he call her a “little pig” but he also threatened to “straighten out her ass” and at 11 years old I would be very afraid of what my father would do to me.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 25, 2007 at 2337 hrs


  4. Having grown up in a very verbally abusive household, I know the damage that he is doing to his daughter.

    What is really PATHETIC, however, is how some people will take something as sad as this incident, and try to make it into a partisan political attack.

    A person who would do something like that should take a moment to examine themselves and figure out how they became so filled with anger and hatred that everything becomes a political attack.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 26, 2007 at 0116 hrs


  5. Actually, depending on the terms of he contract, it may not be as simple as simply paying NBC some money.  In some breach of contract cases, damages can be calculated as “expectation measure” damages, a.k.a. “benefit-of-the-bargain” damages.  In a case like this, where the income from the show as a result of his presence on it is probably very high, that could get very expensive.

    Posted by Jed on April 26, 2007 at 0620 hrs


  6. “If I never acted again, I couldn’t care less”

    This coming from someone who said he would leave the country if GWB was elected, but notice he’s still here.

    If he does get out of this contract, I do hope for his daughter’s sake that he chooses the high road and (a) makes a very sincere effort to repair their relationship and (b) promises to keep the battle with his ex out of the public eye.  hmmm

    Posted by Jodi on April 26, 2007 at 0815 hrs


  7. It’s funny how all these people like Baldwin, Rosie, Crow, and a number of other Hollywood elites are beginning to implode at the same time. 

    I blame global warming…no wait, I blame George Bush…wait, no…I blame Fox News…no, hold on…let me get my talking points straight…ahh, here it is…I blame Karl Rove.  Yea, that’s the ticket.  Karl Rove is to blame.  I knew I’d eventually find a scapegoat.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 26, 2007 at 0858 hrs


  8. Baldwin’s words were rough, but without the full context and knowing the full history of his relationship with his daughter, I’m not so willing to crucify the guy.

    Kids are generally coddled way too much these days.  A little tough talk is warranted from time to time, especially if a kid is pulling some smart-ass stunt.

    Posted by David on April 26, 2007 at 1047 hrs


  9. I say Crucify.  I’m all about hearing both sides of the story…but she is a kid and he is an adult AND her dad (both terms I use loosely).  I’m thinking she isn’t coddled….I’m thinking she “gets her ass straightened out” when she “gets” to see her dad. 
    Coddled?  I think not.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 26, 2007 at 1111 hrs


  10. I heard there are people who have witnessed this same type of behavior toward his daughter before and in public places, like an airport.  This is not a nice man we are talking about.  He has a history of this kind of behavior toward others.  Remember the actress who refused to work with him because he was so verbally abusive?  Remember he called for Henry Hyde and his family to be stoned to death?  This guy is not playing with a full deck of cards.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 26, 2007 at 1220 hrs


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