And things seemed so good for these two crazy kids. They even appeared on ‘The Simpsons’ together. When they split, things got nasty in a hurry with Kim claiming emotional and physical abuse and Alec (well, technically Alec’s brother, Billy) claiming Kim is a ‘nutcase’. The real conflict centered around custody of their daughter, Ireland.
While Alec and Kim initially agreed to shared custody of their daughter, Kim allegedly violated that agreement by refusing to hand over the girl for an scheduled visit. Things got even worse when a damning phone message leaked to the press on which Alec can be heard ranting and raving; even calling the girl a ‘pig’. Alec accused Kim of leaking the tape (she denied it) but eventually a new deal was struck. Although there are still occasional flare ups in this heated situation, all has been quiet on the Baldwin/Basinger front since 2