Alec and Kim Play Hardball Over Ireland

Actress says she didn't leak Baldwin voicemail in custody dispute

(NEWSER) - Kim Basinger says she didn't do it. Contrary to her ex-husband's accusations, the actress claims she wasn't the one who leaked the the furious voicemail Alec Baldwin left for their 11-year-old daughter to the press, inspiring a frency of opprobrium. Her publicist also said the tape wasn't under a court seal, as initially reported. More»

'They're scum of earth,' says actor after hospital stop

(NEWSER) - Alec Baldwin's ugly came out yesterday after his brief stint in a hospital when he grabbed a New York Post photographer. "This guy! This guy!" the actor yelled as he rushed from his apartment building lobby to grab lensman Tim Wiencis' collar before police pulled him off, reports the New York Daily News . Seconds earlier a witness reportedly overheard Baldwin muttering to himself: "They are the scum of the earth." More»

Courtney Love's rant against Frances Bean Cobain is far from the first

(NEWSER) - Courtney Love called her 17-year-old daughter “deceptive” and “deluded” on Facebook—and that certainly wasn't the first time a celebrity has lashed out at a child. The Frisky lists a few other trainwrecky parent-child relationships:

• Michael Lohan: He’s made a name for himself by discussing estranged daughter Lindsay’s problems with anyone who will listen, not to mention leaking taped conversations with—and about—her.

Actor is fine after threatening to take pills

(NEWSER) - Alec Baldwin was rushed to the hospital just after midnight after 14-year-old daughter Ireland—the same one he famously called a "rude, thoughtless little pig" in 2008—called 911 saying her father allegedly threatened to take pills following an argument and was "unresponsive." Baldwin was released shortly after 1am; a rep calls the incident a "misunderstanding on one person's part." More»

Plus, Rihanna and Chris Brown prepare for court, more

(NEWSER) - After his infamous 2007 voicemail for his daughter went public, Alec Baldwin had “very serious” suicidal thoughts, he tells Playboy in an interview, People reports. “I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me,” he said, adding that Harvey Levin of TMZ, who released the voicemail, is “a human tumor.” Elsewhere:

• Jessica Alba is off the hook: No one will press charges against her for vandalizing Oklahoma City with shark posters, the Oklahoman reports.