Alec Baldwin, embarrassed, humiliated and ashamed that a raging voicemail message he left his daughter generated more public outrage than the ravings of the Virginia Tech killer that NBC merrily promoted as an exclusive the day before, taped an appearance on The View this morning in which he expressed his desire to quit his TV series.
Drudge quotes him saying: "I have been in the business for over 27 years and I don't care if I do anything else in TV ever again."
He quotes Rosie O'Donnell saying off camera that Baldwin's planning to leave the country. Maybe he's finally following up on his promise to move away if George W. was re-elected.
Another sign of Baldwin's breakdown came on Monday when he fired his agents at CAA (the agency that helped him get an Oscar nomination for The Cooler and a 30 Rock Golden Globe).
But it probably doesn't matter. Sources at NBC say they won't let him out of his contract.
What? You expect them to leave the show with Tina Fey and Jason Sudeikis?
(Baldwin's interview on The View is set to air Friday.)