Alec Baldwin.  I don’t know whether to feel sorry for the guy that an incredibly embarrassing and not most shining moment personal voice mail message was released in definite malicious intent, or whether to feel more sorry for his daughter with actress Kim Basinger, Ireland, for having to endure the publicity that her father talked to her this way. 

The fact is, we don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes here.  Alec was apparently very hurt by the fact that his daughter appears to favor her mother, but he definitely shouldn’t have said the nasty things he did to a twelve year old girl.  Also, I’m not so sure, but if Kim Basinger did have anything to do with the release, should she really have done this, out of respect both to her daughter and her ex? 

Even though they are involved in a bitter custody battle over their daughter, it seems dirty all the way around.  I really hope their daughter isn’t too damaged by all this.  What are the kids at school going to say? 

I mean I don’t know a person who doesn’t know about and hasn’t heard this call, so I’m sure it’s made the rounds among her friends.  And what a delicate age that is, to have something that embarrassing and private aired. 

Boy, I’d feel like an idiot for saying all this if it ends up she’s the one who wanted it released to get back at dear old dad!  It’s a sad situation….my heart goes out to her and obviously there is a lot of pain in this celebrity split.