Want to know all about Ireland Baldwin’s relationship with Alec? The 30 Rock actor welcomed his daughter Ireland in October 1995 with his then-wife, Kim Basinger. The couple, however, parted ways back in 2002 and experienced rather a messy aftermath, which included a contentious custody battle.
However, later the Georgia native opened up about it in an interview that dates back to April 2016, while clearing the air and revealing that she and the actor are now “cool” and “life goes on.” While it has been 20 years since actor Alec Baldwin grabbed huge media attention due to his highly-publicized divorce from Kim Basinger, the actor came under fire after an infamous voicemail between him and his daughter Ireland went on to become viral.
The voicemail featured the father-daughter as Alex seemed to have a few angry outbursts. While it has been a while, the voicemail has come up on various occasions. The actor allegedly addressed his daughter as a “thoughtless little pig”. Ireland later joked about it back in 2017, when she was pretty candid when her dad was on the Comedy Central Roast.
“It’s good to be here,” she said after jokingly introducing herself to her father while adding how she almost didn’t even know about it because she hadn’t checked her voice mails from her dad for the last 12 years or something. This was about the controversial voice note. Let us take a look at all the details and lesser-known facts about Ireland Baldwin’s relationship with Alec.
Ireland Baldwin’s relationship with Alec: Here’s What We Know
As Alec and Kim were feuding back in April 2007 amidst divorce proceedings, Alec and Ireland grabbed huge media attention after a rather controversial voicemail surfaced where Alec could be heard criticizing their then-11-year-old daughter for not picking up her phone.
Despite having a tumultuous equation, Ireland has wooed up about it as she explained on Tumblr, how her father had made some mistakes in the past while adding how he has spoken out of place, let his temper get the best of him, and has reacted toward things in ways he shouldn’t have.
Ireland has joked about the infamous voicemail in an episode of Comedy Central Roast. Later, their relationship improved and has come a long way, it seems. The model concluded that Alec had moved on and recognized that he needed to change, so he made changes.
The relationship between father and daughter has surely improved over the years as Ireland showed her dad support after Alec reportedly misfired a prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust set. She defended her father after clapping back at Candace Owens’ tweets about the tragic event. The model has time and again defended her father and has set the record straight.
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Kim Bassinger Talks About Ireland and Alec
Kim admitted in an earlier interview while recalling how her former beau Alec Baldwin’s behavior when Ireland struggled with her mental health. The 26-year-old model herself has been extremely vocal about it and continues to talk about it openly on social media.
Kim has revealed how she doesn’t think Alec was emotionally or mentally available for that kind of talk while adding that the actor operates in a very different way in his life.
Ireland Baldwin Makes Shocking Revelation about Alec!
While Ireland Baldwin has been vocal about her mental health struggles along with her anxiety issues, she has opened up about how supportive her mother, Kim Bassinger, has been with it all and called Kim her go-to person!
However, Ireland has something different to say about her father, Alec Baldwin, admitting that he is not as comfortable discussing her mental health issues. She further added that her father could not sympathize as much with it. The 26-year-old model shared that her father, now 64, grew up in a family that would “call him weak” if he expressed his feelings. Ireland stated that it is not Alec’s fault but also pointed out that he has gotten way better.
