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Alec Baldwin left a voice mail for his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland where he berated the girl and called her lots of nasty names. That tape was then leaked to the newsroom at TMZ.Com and then posted on the popular website. It has now been played over and over all over television and radio and Baldwin has been criticized for losing his temper with his daughter. Wife Kim Basinger has been criticized as well, as many are speculating she leaked the voice mail and claims are that it appears she will use her 11-year old girl to drag Baldwin through the mud.

Alec Baldwin Voice Mail to Daughter Ireland: Damage Control Hits Court

For his part, damage control is in order. Baldwin filed legal papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court to determine who gave TMZ the vile voice mail message Alec left for his daughter Ireland. The document is an Order to Show Cause on why Basinger and her lawyers should not be held in contempt.

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Continuing: In a declaration filed by Baldwin's lawyer, Vicki Greene, the attorney says "Petitioner [Basinger] is the only parent with custody, possession and control of the minor child's telephone voice-mail message that was dissemination (sic) to Harvey Levin and TMZ.com."

Greene continues, "I do not know how Mr. Levin received any information about the court proceeding that was closed to the public, but again, it had to come from someone connected to the proceeding, and it was not me."

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Greene adds, "If Mr. Levin had a tape recorded message between Respondent and the minor child, it had to have originated from Petitioner or her employees, agents or attorneys."

Greene ends with this: "Respondent [Baldwin] urges the Court to set a hearing to determine the source of the leak and whether and how its Orders have been violated. Information has been leaked to the press intentionally. The specific source is unknown, but it could only have come from Petitioner's side of the case." Greene ends by alleging the leak "...goes against the Court's stated desire to protect the child from unwarranted publicity."

Cue the rep™: TMZ does not comment on how it obtains information.

Hear the voice mail here.