I'm surprised no one has started a discussion on this yet...I read about it this morning...At first I thought, well, maybe this girl is a spoiled brat who needs to start acting responsible...Then when her father called her a "little pig", well, that just totally made me sick...I can't imagine DH ever calling our daughter that...It just goes to show his hatred for her mother...He's taking it out on the child I think...He sounds like he's a very angry guy...Very sad indeed...I do agree that the girl should pick up the phone if she knew her father was going to call her though...And I don't think anything else he said was that wrong...She sounds like she needs to be straightened out...What do you all think?... ~Lisa

Here's the link to the story and you can hear it for yourself...

Alec Baldwin's Threatening Message to Daughter - TMZ.com

I'm thinkin it's none of my business....I'm thinkin I got bills to pay...I'm thinkin I've got grass to mow...I'm thinkin there are people in this world who have way to many problems...I'm thinkin I'm happy with my life!

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I listened to the conversation. Made me sad.

I felt that everything was fine until close to the end when he called her a "pig" and warned her that he was coming to town and going to straighten her out. That got me concerned.

I think that the mother, Kim Basinger, and maybe even the father, Alec Baldwin, have done some incredible head games on the little girl over the years. I wish divorced parents would just agree to disagree and love the child unconditionally without all of this other stuff.

If this is what we see and hear about, imagine what the little girl is going through. I imagine she is a little brat. Kids this age are but I still don't think that he needed to resort to name calling. He's supposedly an adult! Poor little girl.

Ok, I need to get on with my day! I'm thinkin' like you Ellen!

She a spoiled child of 2 spoiled adults. Whoever leaked this story is acting like a child and needs an attitude adjustment. Jeepers you would think that people could act as adults.

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I bet that the mother leaked the story to make Alec look even worse than he already does...It is a shame that they seem to use the child as a pawn...You are right, they need to grow up. ~Lisa

Poor girl! That's all I have to say, Maybe someone can IM her the number of a really good psychotherapist, she's going to need one, and soon!

I've never liked Alec Baldwin in the first place, so his little temper tantrums don't surprise me. I heard that this wasn't supposed to be leaked to the media, that the judge had ordered it sealed. I'm sure Kim Bassinger 'accidentally' leaked it. I feel sorry for the daughter caught in the middle of these two crazies. Aren't these the same two who said they would move to another country if President Bush was elected? Hmmmm... wonder why they didn't follow up with their promise??

I feel bad for the daughter having to be in the middle of what has been a tug of war for years.


I am left to wonder though, what is happening to our "news" organizations? Is this really what constitutes the news anymore? Personally, I feel that this and stories like the Anna Nicole mess should be left to the entertainment shows and gossip magazines. There really is enough other news in the world to be covered that is being left out to make room for this stuff.


Darlene

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You go girl!
I think both of the parents need counseleing/parenting sessions. The poor little girl. If she has this as a male example I'm afraid for her choices as boyfriends later on!!!
Yes, there are more important thiings in life to cover than this.

Nobody should talk to a child like that. Some people just shouldn't be allowed to reproduce.

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I didn't listen to the call. Didn't know about it til this post. If what was said was said, it's sad BUT what's REALLY sad is that this girls life, voicemail and parents divorce is public fodder. I know I wouldn't want every voicemail I have left to be up online for all to hear...

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Very sad,! It must make things that much worse since the whole divorce, and child custody has played out in public. Could you imagine how this poor little girl has been tormented over the years by the legal battles, her parents behavior and having her school peers know about her whole life?

I just heard the message he left. It doesn't matter if she didn't answer at the appointed time (maybe something came up on her part). No parent should leave this type of message for their child. I hope if he does show up out there he doesn't get to see her alone. She needs an unbiased person with her for support and possible protection from his anger. Her parents need to grow up and act like adults.
Unfortunately this type of thing seems to happens to a lot of kids whose parents are divorced.
Judy

You guys are all such saints. I heard this and thought "well thank goodness no one is taping at my house when I've had it up to my ears with my boys' sloppiness and laziness". I don't do it very often, but I definitely have a meltdown complete with screaming every now and then. Gosh, I hope DSS doesn't show up at my house tomorrow.

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The message shows him to be a disgusting, selfish bully. The excuse that all parents lose their tempers, blahblahblah doesn't wash for me. Nor the fact that he's been through the wringer with his ex, who I'm sure is also not a delight. I cannot comprehend speaking to a child that way under any circumstances, and if I heard anybody speak to their child that way I would have the same opinion of them.

I think he's a sleaze, and this is just a small demonstration of who he really is.

On my famous morning talk show a women that used to intern for the talk show host actually knows Ireland. She said that the little girl was extremely sweet and level-headed.....well, somebody has to be in that family.

I have a problem with the fact that Kim Bassinger has had to have leaked that voicemail. Can you imagine that as a child....the person that is supposed to protect and love you unconditionally has just called you a pig and the other one who is supposed to be the loving mother leaks the tape for the whole world to hear. She doesn't seem all there in my opinion. Why in the world would a mother want t o humiliate her daughter......I see giving it to the court where documents about custody and such are closed....so she could force him to get help or at least limit the time he has with that poor child.

Sorry to rant but I'd like to slap the crap outta both of those parents!!

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The entertainment shows, gossip magazines, and "reality" shows have shown our "news" organizations that there is big money (advertising and ratings) in selling this crap. They will continue selling it as long as Americans are willing to 'buy' it.

I think it sounded like a father who has a lot of anger for the mother of his child, and is directing it at the child.

At the same time, it's believed the mother or her attorney leaked the voice message, so evidently she has some contempt for him as well.

I think they should have thought about all the things they hated about each other before they had children (child).

Now that they had said children (child), they both need to act better.

It's the way a lot of parents act, and it's really sad.

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