Leave it to the ill-advised blog that brings you Gulfstream Laurie David's global warming rants, day old Comedy Central videos and completely fabricated George Clooney blogs to publish mouthy liberal actor Alec Baldwin's lame pre-emptive defense of his inexcusable failure to honor a contract.

As reported by Hollywood, Interrupted, the New York gubernatorial wannabe Baldwin contracted to do the narration for filmmaker Dan Cox's documentary, Running With Arnold. Now, the jowly television star who already laid down his voice tracks for the film and received just payment for the gig, is not only welshing on his original deal - he has also slapped a cease and desist order on the filmmakers, attempting to prohibit them from using his name, likeness or voice in the film.

Baldwin's flimsy defense for leaving Running With Arnold in the lurch is his objection to Nazi imagery in the film. Although Hollywood, Interrupted wonders how any documentary on Arnold could responsibly ignore the California governor's parental Nazi lineage and political preferences - more disturbing is the fact that the voice-for-hire on their project would deign to control their content by holding his gravelly voice hostage!

To acquiesce to their star voice's demands, the filmmakers actually cut some of the "objectionable" Nazi imagery from the film to appease the former Mr. Basinger, but, even that gesture failed to get him to honor his commitment without frivolous legal recourse.
A source close to the beleaguered Running With Arnold production tells Hollywood, Interrupted, "He [Baldwin] has been a nightmare from start to finish on the project." Source also claims that Baldwin threw a GlengarryGlenRossian, profanity-laced tantrum on the job in the New York recording studio.

Should any of this come as a surprise? Nah, Baldwin stormed off his own directorial debut back in 2001 over creative and financial post-production problems, but, as recently reported on Hollywood-Elsewhere, that film (The Devil and Daniel Webster) will be released soon with Baldwin taking the lame "Alan Smithee" auteur-in-absentia credit.
In solidarity with the Running With Arnold team, Hollywood, Interrupted has offered the gravelly voice of site producer Mark Ebner - for fun, and for free. Ebner has yet to hear back from the producers, but he's been chain-smoking mentholated cigarettes in preparation for the voiceover role.
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The photo you used of Alec "asking for directions" was really a shot of him trying to bypass an area that had been roped off due to a fire. This photo has been circulating quite a bit recently, and the incorrect caption definitley took away from your piece
Posted by: razor at November 2, 2006 09:29 PM
Im a photographer and i know Mr. Baldwin is a real angry person, i would never recommend to anybody working with him, thansk
Posted by: Eduardo at November 3, 2006 11:44 AM
Baldwin is your typical spoiled idiot. I believe he's totally whacked.
Posted by: Ron at November 3, 2006 11:55 AM
Seriously, you're talking about a man who could not accept the fact that his little brother is perfectly capable of making his own political decisions, and dediced for himself that he didn't want to follow in "Big Brother's" footsteps, to which said big brother chose to air family dirty laundry as his way of controlling his sibs. Not exactly "Man of the Year" material, but I guess if you have the kind of money he does, it entitles you to be a top notch A-Hole to the rest of the world.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 3, 2006 11:59 AM
Mark, say what you will about Alec Baldwin. Yes, his douchebaggery over the years makes us shake our heads in disbelief.
But his character/performance on 30 Rock on NBC just slays me.
How're those menthol's coming? Kool Filter Kings?
Posted by: JackNickel at November 3, 2006 01:10 PM
Jack - Yeah, yeah... We ALL dig Baldwin as an actor, but there are plenty of other blogs to sate your disturbing penchant for male actors.
Kool Filter Kings, Newport Box... Marlboro Menthol... whatever is on sale (especially 2-for-1s) at 7-11.
Posted by: Mark Ebner at November 3, 2006 01:11 PM
But, Alec's money "was earmarked to be donated to charity."
Charity Mark, Charity... How can we not trust such a kind, generous, selfless, humble, and giving man?
Posted by: Gris at November 3, 2006 01:11 PM
Hack,
Can you do me a personal favor and dig up some garbage on that shitbird, Sean Penn? That would make my day. Hookers, trannies, gay, all the better.
Posted by: TheGeneralsDaughter at November 3, 2006 01:11 PM
GD - THIS JUST IN!
Sean Penn smokes cigarettes!
Posted by: Mark Ebner at November 3, 2006 01:12 PM
Just Google Katrina +Sean Penn.
That fucktard and his entourage tried to "rescue" people in a leaky pirouge.
(A pirouge is a flat bottom boat that usuallys hold about four people max.)
Posted by: Cadaver at November 3, 2006 01:12 PM
JackNickel,
Yeah..he's a great actor, and has a knack for finding roles that he's best at. But his outside acts just make me sad inside.
Posted by: 9to6 at November 3, 2006 01:13 PM
I'm looking for something more in depth to prove you aren't a one trick pony! AHAHAHAHA!!! I still love your work, either way.
Posted by: TheGeneralsDaughter at November 3, 2006 01:13 PM
This doesn't surprise me at all about Baldwin; we discovered what an arse he was when he and Kimmy were swimming in marital trouble and he was painted (and rightly so, I do believe) as a blow-hard control-freak with huge self-absorption issues.
Oh and I go for the Camel menthol Wides 2-4-1 at the 7-11. They get em in every Tuesday, just FYI yo.
Posted by: Allison Wonderland at November 3, 2006 01:14 PM
Yeah, say what you want about Sean Penn in New Orleans, at least he was trying to do something useful, unlike that mega-moron Steven Segall, who was reportedly armed and riding around with hired security forces "protecting" rich, white Garden District residents from the non-existent threat posed by their darker neighbors...puhleeze...
Posted by: mcquaidla at November 4, 2006 12:27 AM
Say what you want about Sean Penn in New Orleans, at least he was trying to help and he wasn't in a pirogue the whole time, btw. Mega moron Stephen Segall, on the other hand was reportedly there "patrolling" with Blackwater rent-a-cops hired by the rich, white residents of the Garden District to protect them against the non-existent threat posed by their darker neighbors. Nice...
Posted by: mcQUAIDLA
at November 4, 2006 12:31 AM
Mark - big fan here of the Hilton bashing, the Scientology mashing and just about every other bitch slap you've dealt - with a half-assed reservation in the area of misguided nut-job Linda Fiorentino - but I gotta say I'm really suprised at your take on Baldwin (and Penn by association).. Reading this is the same way-too-simplistic Faux News-grade rancid steaming shit that the press has been throwing at talent-challenged Madonna for adopting the Malawian ..thought you were one of the good guys. But if you really want to set a tone of mean for the base sake of meanness, then here you go: no matter how young, cool and rebellious you may delusionally think it makes you look, a man your age smoking cigarettes just looks ugly and trapped and out of touch, the grey pallor so damn ugly.. so now my ante's in - hit me!
Posted by: ExGrifter at November 6, 2006 02:38 PM
Mark-I like your writing but your most recent articles can be filed under "who cares?". Pick better topics even if it means posting fewer articles (although I do not know if that is possible).
Posted by: Jim at November 7, 2006 10:36 AM
No matter how "good" an actor may be,if he is a totally repulsive,insufferable,priviledge-abusing,monstrous megalomaniac in real life,you must forget him,and try find a classier actor to be a fan of(IF such a person exists in ShoBiz).
Posted by: kelly at November 17, 2006 09:12 AM
Reading the rants of grown men who for whatever obvious reason have failed at other pursuits more honorbale and now seek some sort of perverted infamy through basting muy-talented thesps - Hey wait a darn sec...geez this "blog" is getting' me hot!!! Bring it on!!!
Posted by: figaroflake at November 21, 2006 09:41 AM
Those who don't like Alec Baldwin...either are jealous of him or they have sexual desire and obviousely, they can not get it from him. so stop attaking him...
Alec Baldwin is one kind man a great Actor ..so stop dump your crap over his shoulder,
don't you have good thing tod o rather than gossip
Posted by: stevem at November 21, 2006 04:21 PM
Stevenm,
Alec Baldwin is a grade A piece of donkey shit, who deserves to have a poop in a box mailed to him by me, which, based on his prodigious weight gains in recent years, he will no doubt devour like a ravenous hyena.
P.s. I would love to dump my crap over Alec Baldwin's shoulder... into a box.. which I would then mail to you. Without a doubt, I would eat a a 2 pound bag of Sam's Club prunes the day before, to ensure a supremely runny shit which would hopefully splatter all over your pudgy, gay, Oprah lips and possibly into your mouth.
p.p.s. No, we don't have anything better to do than gossip -- neither do you, apparantly, as this is a CELEBRITY GOSSIP BLOG, you fat Albertesque, homosexual Alec Baldwin intern wannabe.
Posted by: Geek face at November 29, 2006 05:37 PM
Alec Baldwin needs to seek professional help because his parenting skills also leave alot to be desired. Perhaps he could appear on Bill
Maher and pontificate about what great father he is to his daughter, Ireland.
Maybe he'll shut his pie hole up about politics
because this is another area he is definetely has
no business speaking about.
Posted by: Sally at April 20, 2007 04:06 PM
Hey, Mark. Been a long time. Just wanted to say, I've known Alec Baldwin for years, as have a couple of my sons, and I can assure you he's one of the few truly good guys--smart, passionately dedicated to good causes and immensely entertaining. How rare is that in the low grade ore, carney crucuble of Hollywood? Best, H
Posted by: Harry Minetree at June 2, 2007 06:11 AM




