Baldwin 'Basinger Wanted to Destroy Me'

17 June 2009

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Alec Baldwin credits ex wife Kim Basinger with saving his life after his infamous answer machine rant - because he refused to let her win their bitter custody battle by killing himself.

The actor branded his 11 year old daughter Ireland "a thoughtless little pig" in 2007 - and a recording of the voicemail message was subsequently leaked onto the Internet.

Baldwin, who was locked in a custody battle with Basinger at the time, was widely criticised, and admits he considered suicide during the aftermath of the scandal.

I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped meAlec Baldwin

But the 51 year old credits his ex with pulling him back from the brink- because he couldn't stand the thought of handing her "victory" if he killed himself.

He tells Playboy magazine, "I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me... If I committed suicide, (Kim Basinger's side) would have considered that a victory. Destroying me was their avowed goal".

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