Baldwin details suicidal thoughts in new book

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Alec Baldwin: Hollywood star Alec Baldwin wanted to jump out of the window of his New York apartment after an answer machine message in which he called his daughter a "thoughtless little pig" was leaked on the internet. In his autobiography A Promise To Ourselves: Fatherhood, Divorce and Family Law, Baldwin describes how he plunged into a suicidal depression when the message to 11-year-old Ireland was revealed to the world. And he blasts bosses of website TMZ.com for publishing the tape last year, insisting the despair it caused almost led to him taking his own life. He explains, "She (Ireland) was off for spring break with her mother and her phone was turned off for 10 consecutive days... This had gone on for years now and... when the bee Read full story at www.abc4.com

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