Alec Baldwin’s Hospitalization a “Misunderstanding”
Posted by Richard Head
ACTOR Alec Baldwin’s hospitalization was a “misunderstanding”.
The 30 Rock star was taken to New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital after a caller, believed to be his 14-year-old daughter Ireland, phoned 911 to say he was “unresponsive” but left the medical facility after just an hour.
“This was a misunderstanding on one person’s part,” said Baldwin’s spokesperson. “Alec was quickly released from the hospital, he’s completely fine and will be at work. If there was a real problem, he wouldn’t have been released within an hour.”
According to reports, Ireland — the actor’s daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger — called emergency services following an argument in which the 51-year-old star threatened to take an overdose.
However, sources have insisted there were no drugs or alcohol involved in the incident.
In April 2007, Alec was left humiliated when a phone call in which he called Ireland, then 11, a “rude, thoughtless pig” after she failed to answer the phone when he rang her for a call pre-arranged by a court overseeing his custody battle with Kim.
Alec later admitted he had considered suicide following the outcry sparked by his message.
“I spoke to a lot of professionals who helped me,” he said. “If I committed suicide they would have considered that a victory. Destroying me was their avowed goal.”
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