It was a tough weekend for Ireland Baldwin.
16.02.2022 - 14:53 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCritically-acclaimed Australian series “The Newsreader” is set to air in 80 additional territories, following a string of rights sales deals organized by Entertainment One. The six-part show was licensed to the BBC (U.K.), Arte (France and Germany), RTE (Ireland), Viaplay (the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland and The Netherlands), Cosmo (Spain), Filmin (Portugal and 2nd window in Spain), Now TV (Hong Kong), Telus (Canada) and NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-To-Consumer (Latin America).Starring Anna Torv and Sam Reid, “The Newsreader” centers around the frantic, busy heart of a commercial TV newsroom set in the 1980s, while following the relationship between an ambitious young TV reporter and the star female news anchor.
The show was produced by Werner Film Productions, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, with finance from Screen Australia, the ABC and Film Victoria. It was created and written by Michael Lucas, produced by Lucas and Joanna Werner, and directed by Emma Freeman. It was also named by Variety as one of the best international shows of 2021.
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.It was a tough weekend for Ireland Baldwin.
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Ireland Baldwin isn’t bothered by public scrutiny anymore! The 26-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger took to her Instagram on Wednesday (February 9) to put her own spin on the “That’s Not My Name” craze on social media, where famous actors share the different names of characters they’ve played to the tune of the Ting Tings’ 2008 song of the same name. Ireland’s take on the trend had her revealing the insults she’s dealt with in the past, including the phrase “thoughtless little pig,” which her father called her in an infamous voicemail leaked in April 2007 when Ireland was only 11 years old.
Revisiting her past. Ireland Baldwin reflected on some of the names she’s been called over the years — and she included dad Alec Baldwin‘s “thoughtless little pig” remark.
Ireland Baldwin discussed her father Alec Baldwin’s infamous leaked "rude little pig" voicemail while participating in a viral trend. The daughter of Alec and his ex-wife Kim Basinger took to social media on Wednesday where she made a video noting what people in the media like to call her. In addition to bad names like "fat," "voluptuous," "promiscuous" and "attention-seeking," she added "thoughtless little pig." The comment was of course a reference to the 2007 voicemail message that he left his then 11-year-old daughter in which he called her a "rude, thoughtless little pig" for failing to answer her phone.The ensuing rant has plagued the actor for years and it seems it also stuck with Ireland, who is now 26. In her caption to the video after she reposted it from TikTok to Instagram, Ireland goes into more detail about how negative media scrutiny has impacted her life over the years. Ireland Baldwin commented on her dad's infamous 2007 voicemail to her.