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October 28th, 2005, 13:41 GMT · By Entertainment News Staff

"Custody Battle Is Like Cancer" Says Alec Baldwin

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Alex Baldwin struggles to cope with the custody battle against his ex- wife Kim Basinger.
The famous actor said that this fight is like a "cancer".
The situation blew out of proportions when Basinger refused to return their daughter, Ireland, at the end of September, and Baldwin called the police.

Just before the incident, Baldwin had filled the legal paper to demand more privileges, declaring:"I believe the child lives in a constant state of tension wherein she must never display or divulge her true feelings for her father because of the mother's all-consuming and bitter feelings toward me."

Now, the actor fears the violence this custody war has provoked in him.
"It's like being diagnosed with cancer. Something I realize I have to live with", he told The New York Post.

"But I'm keeping things in perspective. Not letting it consume me and eat me up with anger as it used to. I stopped that when one late night I was on the street so unhappy and filled with rage that, in a fit, I smashed my phone against a lamppost.
A black lady walking by said to me, 'Alec Baldwin, you got to get hold of yourself.' So I have", the actor added.

Alec Baldwin was married to actress Kim Basinger from 1993 to 2002. They became the subjects of media attention for the bitter divorce and custody fight for their daughter, after accusations that Baldwin was an abusive husband.

Kim Basinger, born December 8, 1953 is an American film actress of Irish, Swedish and Cherokee descent. Entering the profession after great success as a model, her most prominent appearances include 9 Weeks (1986), Batman (1989), and L.A. Confidential (1997), for which she had received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Baldwin has appeared in movies such as The Cooler, The Hunt for Red October, Beetlejuice, Talk Radio, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (voice), The Cat in the Hat, Pearl Harbor, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Along Came Polly, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and The Aviator.

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Comment #1 by: Peter Burns on 30 Oct 2005, 18:51 UTC reply to this comment

Alec - I do believe from first hand experience from my failed attempts to access my two young daughters from a vindictive women & draconian / dysfunctional family law for 4.4 years, is far worse than cancer . The sadist thing is hearing about the adverse affects ( second hand ) of my sad & confused daughters by parental alienation syndrome ( PAS ). This tactic , that is, the brainwashing or posioning of the children's minds by the custodial parent so the Children turn away from the non - custodial parent is unfortunately effective over time and leaves the Dad feeling hurt and frustrated by the hopelessness of the situation. Keep the head up mate as I know what pain you are feeling and I agree I would welcome cancer over this nightmare anyday. In solidarity -dad4justice - NZ


Comment #2 by: Alienated mother on 21 Nov 2006, 17:43 UTC reply to this comment

We alienated parents have to deal with the roots of the alienation, the family law that encourages alienators:
1. The right of a minor to select a parent at 14 years old
2. The court order to have a parent removed from the house without anything.
3. The parent that the minor selects keeps the house and...
By aiming to have those laws struck the incentive to alienators to manipulate minors could decrease. In turn parents will have a better chance to defend themselves from liars and manipulators.


Comment #3 by: fiona pizza on 20 Apr 2007, 03:24 UTC reply to this comment

Nice to see someone believes Baldwin's B.S....Face it folks, this dingbat is psycho, just ask his daughter, whose age he doesn't even remember. Anyone who talks to their child like he has doesn't deserve to see her. I'm sure she's screwed up enough just by virtue of the fact she was spawned by him. He is indeed an actor and a self-centered egomaniac. Too bad he isn't able to "play" a daddy any better than he does - no Oscar for this performancce. But everyone, except perhaps his daughter, will think he's mr. wonderful, because he pays for some woman in the service to go to college. My hero - NOT!

TMZ reports:

"After Ireland failed to answer her father’s scheduled morning phone call from New York on April 11, Alec went bersek on her voice mail, saying “Once again, I have made an ass of myself trying to get to a phone… You have insulted me for the last time. I don’t give a damn that you’re 12-years-old or 11-years-old, or a child, or that your mother [Kim Basigner] is a thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn’t care about what you do. You’ve make me feel like [shit]… This crap you pull on me with this goddamn phone situation that you would never dream of doing to your mother, and you do it to me constantly over and over again.”

Before hanging up, Baldwin warned the child, “You better be ready Friday the 20th to meet with me.”

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner Maren Nelson heard the tape and temporarily suspended Baldwin’s visitation rights. A hearing is set for May 4, where the judge could permanently deny Baldwin visitation or contact with Ireland."

He "fears the violence this custody war has provoked in him?" Puhleeeze. The violence is the reason he's in the custody war! I'd hate to think what he was like before he "got ahold of" himself. ROFLMAO


Comment #4 by: Joe on 12 May 2008, 05:54 UTC reply to this comment

I do not know exactly who is doing what but this does point out how flawed the courts are. How the stupid judges play God and usually get it wrong. There is an old joke that makes the point. What is the difference between God and a Judge? God does not think he is a judge.

All to often the old genetic discrimination stereotype that women are better parents is assumed by the judge. I know first hand that a mother can be the evil one in a family. How about a mother that is 100% certified mentally disabled (literally certified 100% crazy) and has admitted to saying to her kids "get out of my face" and who has called the police on each of her 3 children numerous times. Yet the judge said he assumes both parents are good people. Well that judge made an ass out of himself by making such a default assumption that was not true.

The system is seriously broken and our children are suffering for it.

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