{"id":1049103,"date":"2021-11-23T16:44:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1049103"},"modified":"2021-11-23T16:44:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:44:35","slug":"new-book-claims-alec-baldwin-threatened-to-assault-co-worker-on-set-of-30-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-book-claims-alec-baldwin-threatened-to-assault-co-worker-on-set-of-30-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book Claims Alec Baldwin Threatened To Assault Co-Worker On Set Of \u201930 Rock\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-book-claims-alec-baldwin-threatened-to-assault-co-worker-on-set-of-30-rock%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1049103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>According to a new book previewed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/22\/alec-baldwin-once-threatened-to-assault-30-rock-director-says-book\/\">New York Post<\/a>, Alec Baldwin was prone to outbursts on the set of long-running NBC sitcom, \u201c30 Rock.\u201d In one passage of the new tell-all about the series, titled, \u201cThe 30 Rock Book: Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT,\u201d editor Doug Abel claims the \u2018Rust\u2019 actor threatened to assault first-season director Adam Bernstein.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to [editor Doug] Abel, Alec turned to [Bernstein] and said that if he did that one more time, he was going to assault him. And he didn\u2019t say it with a smile on his face,\u201d the Post quotes the book, which releases Nov. 30, continuing, \u201cFor reasons unknown, this angered Alec Baldwin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story goes on to say that the editor believes \u201canimosity between the two was one reason why Bernstein \u2014 who went on to direct episodes of \u2018Breaking Bad\u2019 and \u2018Fargo,\u2019 among others \u2014 left the show in 2007 after only 6 episodes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another director on the show, Paul Feig, best known today for directing episodes of \u201cThe Office\u201d and the movie \u201cBridesmaids,\u201d called working with Baldwin, \u201cchallenging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[He] turned out to be the least fun to work with,\u201d Feig said. But he put the blame, in part, on the fact that Baldwin was considered a major film star at the time and viewed as a big draw for the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Alec\u2019s case, he was like, I just want to get in and get out,\u201d Feig is quoted as saying, \u201c[especially if] you wanted to do something elaborate \u2026 more than a few takes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The director reportedly added, \u201cAlec is so brilliant that in two takes, you get something great. It\u2019s just that as a director, then you go, \u2018Ooh, try this,\u2019 because I could maybe even make it ten percent greater, and he\u2019s just like, \u2018No, we got it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The critically-acclaimed, Emmy-winning series, somewhat inspired by creator Tina Fey\u2019s own experiences, was set on a fictional weekly sketch comedy show. Baldwin played Jack Donaghy, an NBC executive who mentored Fey\u2019s character and frequently parodied Republican views.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin has become known for angry outbursts over the years thanks to incidents like a leaked 2007 voicemail in which he screamed at a then-11-year-old Ireland Baldwin, his daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger, calling her a \u201crude, thoughtless little pig.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rust-script-supervisor-sues-baldwin-i-feel-like-at-any-moment-anything-could-happen-to-me-and-to-those-that-i-care-about\">reported<\/a>, the 63-year-old is now facing a lawsuit stemming from his accidental shooting of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western film, \u2018Rust,\u2019 last month. Mamie Mitchell, script supervisor on the set, was the crew member who called 911 and said in her filing, \u201cI could not believe this was happening. I gave my statement to law enforcement and drove home. Ten minutes after I got home someone notified me that she was dead. I stood in my driveway screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell added:<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ll never forget what happened on the set of \u201cRust\u201d that day. I relive the shooting and the sound of the explosion from the gun over and over again. I\u2019m depressed; I don\u2019t feel safe; I feel like at any moment anything could happen to me and to those that I care about that are standing close to me. I don\u2019t have a sense of guard rails in my life to keep me safe; I\u2019m frightened of the future; this violent tragedy has taken away the joy in my life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a new book previewed by the New York Post, Alec Baldwin was prone to outbursts on the set of long-running NBC sitcom, \u201c30 Rock.\u201d In one passage of the new tell-all about the series, titled, \u201cThe 30 Rock Book: Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT,\u201d editor Doug Abel claims the \u2018Rust\u2019 actor threatened to assault first-season director Adam Bernstein.\u201cAccording to [editor Doug] Abel, Alec turned to [Bernstein] and said that if he did that one more time, he was going to assault him. And he didn\u2019t say it with a smile on his face,\u201d the Post quotes the book, which releases Nov. 30, continuing, \u201cFor reasons unknown, this angered Alec Baldwin.\u201dThe story goes on to say that the editor believes \u201canimosity between the two was one reason why Bernstein \u2014 who went on to direct episodes of \u2018Breaking Bad\u2019 and \u2018Fargo,\u2019 among others \u2014 left the show in 2007 after only 6 episodes.\u201dAnother director on the show, Paul Feig, best known today for directing episodes of \u201cThe Office\u201d and the movie \u201cBridesmaids,\u201d called working with Baldwin, \u201cchallenging.\u201d\u201c[He] turned out to be the least fun to work with,\u201d Feig said. But he put the blame, in part, on the fact that Baldwin was considered a major film star at the time and viewed as a big draw for the show.\u201cIn Alec\u2019s case, he was like, I just want to get in and get out,\u201d Feig is quoted as saying, \u201c[especially if] you wanted to do something elaborate \u2026 more than a few takes.\u201dThe director reportedly added, \u201cAlec is so brilliant that in two takes, you get something great. It\u2019s just that as a director, then you go, \u2018Ooh, try this,\u2019 because I could maybe even make it ten percent greater, and he\u2019s just like, \u2018No, we got it.\u2019\u201dThe critically-acclaimed, Emmy-winning series, somewhat inspired by creator Tina Fey\u2019s own experiences, was set on a fictional weekly sketch comedy show. Baldwin played Jack Donaghy, an NBC executive who mentored Fey\u2019s character and frequently parodied Republican views.Baldwin has become known for angry outbursts over the years thanks to incidents like a leaked 2007 voicemail in which he screamed at a then-11-year-old Ireland Baldwin, his daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger, calling her a \u201crude, thoughtless little pig.\u201dAs The Daily Wire previously reported, the 63-year-old is now facing a lawsuit stemming from his accidental shooting of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western film, \u2018Rust,\u2019 last month. Mamie Mitchell, script supervisor on the set, was the crew member who called 911 and said in her filing, \u201cI could not believe this was happening. I gave my statement to law enforcement and drove home. Ten minutes after I got home someone notified me that she was dead. I stood in my driveway screaming.\u201dMitchell added:I\u2019ll never forget what happened on the set of \u201cRust\u201d that day. I relive the shooting and the sound of the explosion from the gun over and over again. I\u2019m depressed; I don\u2019t feel safe; I feel like at any moment anything could happen to me and to those that I care about that are standing close to me. I don\u2019t have a sense of guard rails in my life to keep me safe; I\u2019m frightened of the future; this violent tragedy has taken away the joy in my life.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1049103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1049103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1049103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1049103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1049103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}