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#3. Father Knows Best

One of Hollywood's ugliest breakups got even nastier in April when Alec Baldwin accused his ex, Kim Basinger, of leaking to a gossip website the vitriolic voicemail he had left on their daughter, Ireland's, phone. After the 11-year-old missed a scheduled phone conversation with Baldwin — the two live on opposite coasts — the actor called the girl a "rude, thoughtless little pig" and said he was going to "straighten your ass out." Baldwin publicly apologized for the voicemail and said he had "been driven to the edge" by his ex-wife's attempts to turn their daughter against him. Basinger denied releasing the tape to the media.

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