Alec Baldwin once threatened to assault ‘30 Rock’ director, new book claims

New York Post ^ | November 23 2021 | Larry Getlen

[Mr_Moonlight]

Adam Bernstein was one of the directors working on the first season of NBC’s Tina Fey-created critical darling “30 Rock.” While filming a scene during the show’s first season, he held up his thumbs to frame a shot. For reasons unknown, this angered Alec Baldwin, who starred in the show as the hilarious Jack Donaghy, Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric.

“According 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’t say it with a smile on his face,” writes Mike Roe in his new book, “The 30 Rock Book: Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT,” (Abrams Press), out Nov. 30.

[Mr_Moonlight]

Not surprising at all. A loose cannon such as Alec Baldwin has built up so much bad karma in his personal and professional life that it's all coming back to bite him in the A$$ ... plus, he's now considered a murderer (who can't claim "self-defense" or "defamation" ...)

The schadenfreude runs deep on this idiot.

[mylife]

Is dat worse than blowing yer brains out?

[HYPOCRACY]

“I will assault you”?

Then I shall proceed to commit battery on thee!

[gundog]

How many State lines did he cross to get to New Mexivo?

[Trillian]

You could open up a random phone book and point to a name with your eyes closed, and he’s probably assaulted or threatened to assault them.

[mass55th]

At this point in time, who hasn’t Alec Baldwin threatened?

[LegendHasIt]

Pretty much the only people that Alec Baldwin has not assaulted or threatened to assault are the ones he never heard of or passed by on the street, The guy has horrible anger management problems.

[Sgt_Schultze]

More innocent people killed by Baldwin than by Rittenhouse. But Baldwin is still free.

[Bullish]

wait a minute. What did Mike Roe have to do with ‘30 Rock’?

I don’t know because I never watched it.

[allendale]

Chronic marijuana and alcohol use warped Baldwin’s brain. All that money does him no good. Yet he retains some primordial New York instincts. He never messes with Italians.

[Mr_Moonlight]

I don’t know because I never watched it.

LOL ... same here ... and just for full disclosure, I don't watch television at all (except for Hockey games and/or the occasional Baseball game) ... nor do I go to movies. The last theater movie that I went to was back in the early 90's, "The Naked Gun 2½" ... I like good comedies :)

[conservative98]

Different Mike Roe.

[proust]

why is alec balding so antisemetic?

[Bullish]

Oh, thanks.

[alexander_busek]

Then I shall proceed to commit battery on thee!

I shall then continue and perpetrate an affray!

Regards,

[Albion Wilde]

Here is a double-handed shot framing gesture:

[PhineasSpear]

I’m sure Tina Fey will downplay / doubletalk / excuse / rationalize it.