Curtain-Razing Baldwin Blow Up (Poor Alec Just Drips Anger Everywhere He Goes)

The New York Post ^ | 04/26/06 | Michael Riedel

[MikeA]

AN ACCLAIMED New York theater actress has quit the Off-Broadway play "Entertaining Mr. Sloane," charging that the volatile behavior of the show's star - Alec Baldwin - has "created an unhealthy and oppressive situation" on stage and off.

Jan Maxwell, who won rave reviews for her performance in Joe Orton's black comedy, wrote in an e-mail to a friend that Baldwin's frequent temper tantrums - including putting his fist through a wall because the air conditioning wasn't high enough - also caused her to fear for her "physical safety, mental health and artistic integrity."

In an interview with The Post yesterday, Maxwell said "when something clicks in him, I don't want to be around."

Baldwin, responding to Maxwell's charges, said the actress "has been unhappy" in the play from the beginning for reasons that "only Jan's doctor knows."

He said she never bothered to learn her lines correctly, complained about her role and was "indifferent at best" to the needs of the rest of the cast. In the play, Baldwin and Maxwell played a brother and sister who each fall in love with a young man renting a room in their house.

"For her to pin all that on me is unfair," Baldwin said. "You'd think she was on the payroll of my ex-wife's divorce lawyer, pushing every button you could find," he added, referring to his ugly divorce from actress Kim Basinger.

Maxwell says she began to fear for her safety a few weeks ago.

In the e-mail to her friend - cable talk-show host Stephen Holt - she wrote that Baldwin was "throwing things around with all of us cowering. I locked my dressing room, not knowing why he was going crazy. The reason? The air conditioning wasn't high enough."

[pikachu]

Alec is trying to keep away from hitting 300 pounds.

He'd have to go down to get there. He's almost as big as his ego.

[shield]

Alec can blame James Carville for the state he's now in. Wasn't it James that got Alex to go on the tonight show and threaten several politicians? After that his stupid career tanked...these hollyweirdo types keep shooting their selves in the proverbial foot. I'm lovin' it... if Alec hits bottom maybe his little born again brother can get through to him.

[ClaudiusI]

Didn't hear that part about Sheen, though I did hear Richard's stories about him obsession with 9/11 and OJ Simpson, including showing the autopsy pictures of Nicole Brown Simpson to Denise Richard's mother during sunday tea. I used to hate the prick, but now I'm starting to feel sorry for him. He's very obviously mentally ill.

[OldFriend]

Reading on the Hannity thread that he ws contemplating having Kim Bassinger on his show.

UGH! I hope it was said in jest.

[Osage Orange]

I liked the one with him and Hannibal Lecter character and the bear -plane crashes in Alaska etc

Yeah...especially the end.

[LYSandra]

He was a real weasel in that too! I loved it when he was the "center square" on Hollywood squares! What a loser! what happens to has ben actors? They end up on H Squares! Ha! Ha!

[Kozak]

[RoseofTexas]

In an era gone by, these buttboys like the Sheems, Clooney's and Baldwins would have been shown the door permanently! Things like this would have killed an actors career, but now a days it's seems these idiots run HELLywood. Notice how they are constantly pushed down our throats on the tube or the movies?! When I see any of them on the tube I instantly change channels..pronto! These folks and those liberals are killing off HELLywood and that's ok by me..the sooner the better!

[edpc]

Sounds like he's following Dad's footsteps with his bizzare antics.

[LYSandra]

Whose his dad?

[LYSandra]

Whose his dad?

[edpc]

I was addressing a comment by ClaudiusI concerning Charlie Sheen. We got a little tangential. I should have copied his comments and italicized it for clarification. Sorry about the confusion.

[rocksblues]

Why is it that when something goes wrong in a Liberals life they blame someone else. See JFnK vs the Secret Service.

[maine-iac7]

He's very obviously mentally ill.

Well, yeah. He's a lib

[conservativeharleyguy]

Here's the best part: "In the play, Baldwin and Maxwell played a brother and sister who each fall in love with a young man renting a room in their house...."

It seems old Alec has finally found himself a role that he can really get into. No wonder Kim kicked him out.

[LibWhacker]

...I was sweating profusely onstage.

Awwww, the walrus needs Arctic temperatures onstage to be comfortable.

[razorbak]

In the play, Baldwin and Maxwell played a brother and sister who each fall in love with a young man renting a room in their house.

Brokeback Alec. ROFLOL!