Alec Baldwin is best known for his many roles on television and on the big screen but it's one small indie movie that has him at the centre of a strange controversy today. According to Alec Baldwin's biography 'Nevertheless', the actor dug his own grave by saying he had no idea actress and co-star in 2006 independent release 'Mini's First Time' Nikki Reed was 16 when he filmed sex scenes with her. The issue (aside from the obvious) is that the film's producer is 100% sure Alec did know. Oh and Alec was 46 when he starred in the movie.
In his new memoir, Alec wrote "I was forty-seven, and it never occurred to me to ask how old Nikki Reed was. When I found out, just as we finished, that she was seventeen, I flipped out on the producers, who had told me something different".
Cue a Twitter fight for the ages.
According to the film's producer, Dana Brunetti (who went on to produce The Social Network and House of Cards), Alec definitely knew Nikki was 16 at the time:
(1) My first indie film was Mini's starring @AlecBaldwin who knew @NikkiReed_I_Am was 16 (not 17) and he didn't mind https://t.co/aZ3KyeIiyC
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(2) in fact @NikkiReed_I_Am was 1 of 4 actresses @AlecBaldwin had approved and her being the only 1 of those 4 repped by HIS own agency CAA.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
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(3) the only time @AlecBaldwin ever yelled at me was on the phone and it was about one of the producers who worked with the financier.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(4) The films director @NickGuthe said "We liked the idea that b/c it meant we couldn't be pressured into shooting scenes w/nudity"
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(5) continued... "which was a real issue with the subject matter and the rather unusual cast of character we were dealing with."
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
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(6) but to @AlecBaldwin's benefit, he has been impersonating Trump a lot, so maybe there was a bit of method acting when writing his book?
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(7) And I have just received 3 other message from crew and other producer stating that he knew how old @NikkiReed_I_Am was during filming.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(8) if @AlecBaldwin had simply said in his book he didn't know @NikkiReed_I_Am's age, I would let it go.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
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(9) however to say that when he found out after filming he yelled at the producers (I being 1 on the film) makes it out to seem we did wrong
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(10) So to summarize, @AlecBaldwin knew NikkiReed_I_Am was 16, didn't find out AFTER filming, and did not yell at us.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
Shots fired. Then, the film's director Nick Guthe leapt to Dana's defence and backed up his claims:
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1) I loved working w/ @AlecBaldwin on Mini's First Time, but we all knew @NikkiReed_I_Am was 16, during filming. Perhaps this will finally..
— Nick Güthe (@NickGuthe) April 5, 2017
2) to get @realDonaldTrump to release his taxes, which would make @DanaBrunetti very happy!
— Nick Güthe (@NickGuthe) April 5, 2017
And then shit got real... Alec fired back:
It then kept going back and forth:
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The producer had the last word:
The problem with Hollywood is they cower to blowhard bullies like @ABFalecbaldwin. He can't handle when someone like me stands up to him.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
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More lies. No wonder Kim divorced you.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
Need some ice for that burn, Alec?
In all seriousness, these guys could've had a brief phone call off Twitter and not included poor Nikki in their tweets. Here's hoping she shuts down both of them in the near future, or continues to post videos of butterflies:
