I discussed the Baldwin-Basinger custody battle on Fox News’ Big Story with John Gibson this afternoon. To watch the 10 minute video clip, click here or watch below.
While I absolutely condemn Baldwin’s angry phone message to his daughter, I defend Baldwin’s overall position in this case. I consider Kim Basinger’s long,
well-documented Parental Alienation campaign against Baldwin to be far more damaging to their daughter Ireland than Baldwin’s angry outburst, and believe that Basinger has put Baldwin in an extremely difficult and painful position.
In sorting out who it is possible to defend and who it isn’t, I generally ask myself if the wrong that this individual committed was violent or premeditated. If it was violent or endangered people’s safety, one cannot defend that person. If the wrong they did was premeditated and planned, once cannot defend that person. What Baldwin did was certainly bad, but an angry phone message left from 3,000 miles away isn’t violent, and not even Basinger would claim that Baldwin’s tirade was premeditated. Given this, I believe Baldwin can be defended–not his conduct in this specific incident–but in general.ÂÂÂ
Other guests were Kimberly Guilfoyle of the Fox News show “The Lineup,” who opposed me, and attorney/Fox News commentator Mercedes Colwin, who was more neutral. I have to apologize for the apparent scowl on my face on the show–they had the studio lights cranked way up, so I was squinting to see.
To learn more about the case, see I Defend Alec Baldwin on CNN, Lalama Gives Inside View of Case (Video Available) and In Defense of Alec Baldwin.
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