Who as heard the voicemail message that Alec Baldwin left his 11 yr old daughter?

Question

I for one am not surprised by the message he left. But, my lack of surprise is not because of who he is or because I know him personally. My lack of surprise comes from the fact that most likely hundreds if not thousands or hundreds of thousands of children are left messages or most likely spoken to in that abusive and offensive manner every minute of everyday. I don't condone Mr. Baldwin's behavior and deplore it, but am not surprised. Mr.Baldwin shouldn't be surprised by the release of this message, a high profile celebrity and divorce like the one he and Ms. Basinger endured he should have used caution and do what the rest of us do. Scream and verbally abuse their children in the privacy of their own homes.

My apologies for not offering my source

http://www.tmz.com/2007/04/19/alec-baldwins-threatening-message-to-daughter/

Answer 1

i can't believe that he left her that message on a voice mail either, but most of all, i can't believe that he rationalizes his behavior by saying he is following the court order and not making things public like Kim Basinger and her attorney...and that no one knows how he has been treated in the past..

About the letting the voicemail go public thing...how does he know who would have been at Kim's house when the voicemail was played? She could have had anyone over there, so obviously he wasn't too worried about who was going to hear it. So, he sure shouldn't be fussing about it going public...I guess he does feel it is ok to mentally abuse your child, but it isn't ok for them to tell anyone about it.

It was just a jerky thing to do, and say to a little child, and he should be a man and admit that he was wrong. By blaming his actions on others just makes him look like more of a jerk.

Answer 2

This message qualifies as verbal abuse. The really sad part to me is how many people want to condemn abusive behavior and then end by saying 'we all do it' and he should not be judged just because he is a celebrity. If it's wrong, it's wrong. No it should not be kept behind closed doors. It should just not be done, period. Not too many years ago, beating your wife and children was seen the same way. Thank God we've come to see that for what it is. No, I did not treat my children this way. I may not be a perfect parent and I did get angry, but treating a child this way (especially behind closed doors) is not OK. It is abusive. And the effects carries in the childs spirit the rest of thier lives. Words can kill the soul more than beatings. I personally don't care more or less about him as anymore than just another human. I would be equally saddened and nauseated if it was YOU.And apparently it is.

Answer 3

Absolutely without a doubt awful!!!

Unfortunately the damage has been done to Ireland and one I'm sure she won't forget. Alec Baldwin has always displayed deplorable behavior. I think the child courts should approve full custody to Kim Basinger and then ensure that all his visitations be supervised.

Also, I think Kim released this voicemail message to show everyone, including the courts, what type of person he is and that someone needs to protect his daughter.

I applaud Kim Basinger for this desperate act.

Answer 4

Everyone has their opinions, yet no one is willing to labour for anything! I can see a poor man on the street and my friend in the car can turn to me and say, Yeah, he should get a job! Yes, that may be true. The actuality of it is that the man is poor and he is not employed. So would the right thing to do, be agree with her and gossip about it? Or would I make a difference by getting out of the vehicle and handing him a dollar?
Point being? The point is everyone out there can be found fault with...But no one wants to do anything about it!
So he called up his (teen?) daughter and was "verbally" abusive??? What if she is a rebellious teenager who needs it? At least he is paying for the clothes on her back, food on her table, house over her head, etc etc. The whole world talks kind to one another ; says please, thank you, God Bless, but don't give a dam* once your out of sight. I'm sure whatever his problems??? He loves his Children. Divorce puts a strain on any family. The gossip don't help either.

Answer 5

I was really shocked. But the truth is - I know some people who speak that way to their children - and unfortunately I can't do nothing about it - they say that this is the best way of rising children. I hope that this case with Mr Baldwin will show the problem to the world and spot how wrong it is. And another thing - famous people must be extra cautious - even private calls can be published.

Answer 6

I did not hear the voice mail that Mr. Baldwin had left, I just read about it on-line. Its too bad that some people would have to be so mean to their children. Especially in public. In my opinion, I think that Ms. Basinger should have full custody of their daughter with limited visitation rights. But of course who am I to judge. Its just an opinion that I had to share.

Answer 7

Sorry, but that was a vile message and rant for anyone to receive let alone his 11yr old daughter. He should seriously consider getting help - THERE IS NO EXCUSE.

I hope you don't have children because if you "scream and verbally abuse children in the privacy of" your home; then you should be seeking help along with your friend. IT IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONDONED IN ANY WAY AND IF YOU DO CONDONE IT YOU ARE ONE SICK PUPPY.

Answer 8

Surprising that he doesn't realize HE IS THE PIG! I guess not... As a grown child of divorce I can say that his little girl will one day be an adult and decide for herself who to respect and be in touch with. It is so much better for a parent to keep quiet and let actions speak. Such hatred directed at a child, the idea of picking one parent over the other, being put in the middle of a relationship so full of anger... is awful. No win. Sad.

Answer 9

Okay, I just heard it, I didn't know what was going on until I just read your post and that prompted me to go out and check the news listings. Well it was bad but it wasn't the end of the world. He's apparently upset that he doesn't get to see or talk to his child, but still, its inexcusable to talk to a child like that. But anyone of us would be lying if we said we NEVER said mean or inappropriate things to our children while upset. And the only reason this is "news" is because Alec is a celebrity. There are people all over the world - maybe even next door - beating the crap out of their children, or starving them or putting them into microwaves and washing machines and people just go "oh no, that's a shame" and then go on with their lives. I think anyone that abuses a child mentally, physically or sexually should burn at the stake and have their eye lids ripped off slowly one by one. But don't go getting on your high horse about this phone message - it was bad, but it could have been anyone. It just so happened to be a celeb.

Answer 10

If this is the kind of abuse he has been doling out all throughout their marriage then I'm not surprised his wife leaked it against a court order. She would do it to protect her daughter against a verbally abusive man, and I suspect he was probably physically abusive as well with the amount of anger he is holding inside. He is a walking time bomb that guy.