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Alec Baldwin: A wife Beater?

post #1 of 7
4/4/02 at 9:56pm
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NY POST...PAGE 6

Alec Baldwin might be a bloviator, but a wife beater? The National Enquirer claims in a front-page story that the actor used to hit his spouse Kim Basinger. The couple's divorce was granted in February, but they still haven't worked out the financial settlement. "She's worried about his stability," one "close friend" is quoted in the weekly. "She claims he hit her more than once."
According to the Enquirer, Kim arrived with a new bodyguard at a recital at their daughter Ireland's California school, and sat as far away as possible from Baldwin. Several calls to Baldwin's rep yesterday were not returned.
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post #2 of 7
4/4/02 at 10:05pm
I have no idea if this is true, but I wouldn't be surprised. Baldwin strikes me as being a very controlling person with a temper. He was known to verbally abuse Kim in public shortly before they separated.

But that doesn't explain why he's made some really shitty career choices. He can be such a great actor (-- he can do comedy, drama, action, etc), but has made way more misses than hits during the last ten years. And walking away from the Jack Ryan franchise was a huge mistake inm y opinion.
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post #3 of 7
4/4/02 at 10:11pm
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I agree Duke about Alec's acting. For me he's the most talented out of all the Baldwin's and he just seemd to give it up. Maybe it was the personal issues he seems to have?

Regarding him leaving the Ryan franchise, I believe the reason was due to his high salary demands after the success of "The Hunt for Red October" that prompted Paramount to have no interest in him anymore. (somebody please correct me if I'm wrong)

I was hoping big time that Paramount would have brought Alec back for Sum....
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post #4 of 7
4/4/02 at 10:14pm
I thought he walked away from Patriot Games because the filming conflicted with a Broadway play he was performing in. Or maybe that's what he said after Paramount dumped him for Ford. I just remember Paramount made some kind of effort to bring him back and then likely gave up.
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post #5 of 7
4/4/02 at 11:32pm
Or maybe he finally realized that the character of Jack Ryan (in the books at least) is a CONSERVATIVE!
I do think the man is tremendously talented, but he seems to be a true asshole.
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post #6 of 7
4/5/02 at 3:48pm
Call, would he still be an "asshole" if you agreed with his politics?
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post #7 of 7
4/6/02 at 2:16pm
i think the most amusing thing about this is that a writer at the Post would actually know the word "bloviator"...
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