Alec Baldwin Will Make Public Apology

Alec Baldwin will apologise for calling his daughter a pig, via a televised recorded message. 'The Departed' star - who left 11-year-old daughter Ireland an angry voicemail when she failed to take his call last week - has said sorry in a taped message to air on US chat show 'The View' on Friday.

Baldwin says in the recording: "Obviously calling your child a pig or anything else is improper and inappropriate and I apologise to my daughter for that.

"There's nothing wrong with being frustrated or angry about the situation. It's the way you do it, and as people often do in this world, I took it out on the wrong person.

"In my own case, with this message, I had never done this before in my life."

The 46-year-old - whose ex-wife Kim Basinger claims the message is not an isolated incident - also said he wants to quit acting to focus on parenthood.

Baldwin is currently starring as Jack Donaghy in NBC series '30 Rock' – a role which won him a Golden Globe this year and for which he is tipped for Emmy success as well.

He said: "If I never acted again I couldn't care less. I would like to devote myself to the cause of parental alienation."

The series has been commissioned for a second season and is unlikely to continue without Baldwin.