Well, then shame on her. Airing one's dirty laundry like that is pretty pathetic, IMO.

She couldn't air it if he didn't say it. It may be tacky on her part, but he's the guy who called his own 12 year old.........11 year old daughter a PIG. It's one thing to yell at adults. It's another thing to yell at a little girl. There ARE limits. He's getting what he deserves.

Do you have kids?

Again, I'm not saying it's right. Obviously it's wrong. As the child of not-terribly-nice-to-begin-with divorced parents who passionately hated each other, believe me, I understand what this poor kid is going through.

What I'm saying is it shouldn't be front page news on the National Enquirer. And it's still none of our business.

He said put the ****ing coffee down. Coffee's for closers.

Didn't he threaten to move to France....or was this another baldwin bro. ???
Good bye if he does, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

What an A$$.

There's absolutely NO way this crap should be on the internet. You think Baldwin is pathetic for leaving the message? Now the little girl is gonna be called "Pig" for the rest of her life because Mommy is too focused on making Daddy look bad to see the bigger picture. Stupidity all the way around.

You want to know what it takes to call your kid a pig? It takes BRASS BALLS to call your kid a pig.

Judging by the reactions in this thread I thought it was going to be way worse than it actually was. The pig comment was harsh, but the rest of the rant was just someone blowing up on a voice mail. I've done it.

He's a kid hater. Is he calling my child a pig. Does he know the history of the word, the hate that is behind it.

a couple of things......

first, Alec Baldwin is an actor who has zero effect on your life so who gives a shit what he says.

second, this shouldn't be something that any of us should be discussing. its a family matter, and only the family should have any say in weather his was warrented.

and third, hey at least he didn't kick her ass like in the old days.

Yeah! 'Coffee is for closers'.

Its just BS anyway..who cares..I grew up in the 50s and 60s your ass got beat back then ....

I'm sure you are not alone. The question would be did that sort of talk have a negative impact on you? And even if it didn't, are you the exception or the rule for that type of talk directed toward a child.

First off, we should remember that this remark, said in anger, to this child is not an isolated incident. This just happened to be one where a recording was made. Father's don't just get mad one day and start verbally attacking their child.

Personally, I think for a father to call his 12 year old daughter a pig (chances are this has happened more than once) can cause severe damage to her self esteem at a time when she is the most vulnerable.

Think about it, her mother is a beautiful and glamorous sex symbol and movie star. What child wants to follow in THOSE shoes? What is the ratio of kids of stars growing up completely fugged up? Higher than average?

She is also growing up at a time when pressure to be thin is extraordinary on girls and we often see eating disorders beginning to develop around the time of puberty or shortly thereafter. Thus, her father calling her a pig is huge. (NPI) Chances are she's seen her father call her mother that and worse and as such will have internalized some of those remarks as well. Chances are Mr. Baldwin's rage is being diverted to an innocent victim instead of the real target, his Ex-wife.

Like her mother, she may end up choosing guys who are abusive to her simply because that is what she knows. In her eyes, her mother is near perfect (beautiful and famous) and couldn't find a 'nice guy.' Unless she gets help she might end up in the same trap.

I wonder if anyone has a tape of my folks yelling at me? Granted, I deserved it, but it probably seemed harsh at the time.