Baldwin book rails against family court system
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -September 23, 2008 In the message, Baldwin called the 11-year-old a "rude,
thoughtless little pig." He was apparently upset that she had
missed his phone call.
"I'm disappointed, I'm ashamed to say this: You get angry,"
the 50-year-old actor told a crowd Monday of about 120 people at
San Francisco's Commonwealth Club, where he was promoting his new
book, "A Promise to Ourselves." "I wanted to see my daughter."
In the book, Baldwin rails against the family court system in
Los Angeles, offers advice based on his own experience with divorce
litigation and talks about how one parent can turn a child against
another parent.
Baldwin said he's apologized to his daughter, Ireland, for the
phone message, which he said was wrong and "horrified" him. But
he added that it never should have been released without his
permission.
Baldwin has blamed Basinger, 54, for leaking the tape. She has
denied the claim.
Baldwin won an Emmy on Sunday for outstanding lead actor in a
comedy series for his role as TV executive Jack Donaghy in NBC's
"30 Rock." He snagged a Golden Globe for the same role last year.
