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	Alec Baldwin, Basinger in Custody Dispute - LOS ANGELES - Actors Alec Baldwin and ex-wife Kim Basinger traded personal jabs through their attorneys Monday, with each claiming amid a custody dispute that the other has serious emotional problems. In court papers, Baldwin claimed Basinger "has a pathological need" to turn their daughter against him, and he is asking for a psychological evaluation of the actress. Baldwin lawyer Vicki Greene argued in a court hearing Monday that Basinger had tainted 10-year-old Ireland's view of her father. Basinger's attorney, Neal Hersh, dismissed the claim and said Baldwin was the problem. "We believe that Mr. Baldwin has severe emotional problems," Hersh said. "Mr. Baldwin's lawyers attempted to cast terrible aspersions toward Kim rather than focusing on the main issue, which is his daughter." Baldwin was not at the hearing, which discussed his telephone time with his daughter and whether Baldwin should get an extra weekend with her when a holiday is interrupted by a court-ordered custody hearing. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Maren Nelson said she found no reason to alter the custody agreement. She did not rule on the psychological evaluation request. The acting duo married Aug. 19, 1993. They separated in 2000 and divorced in 2002. Basinger declined to comment outside the courtroom. She and Baldwin are scheduled to return to court Dec. 13.
	Baldwin battles Basinger - Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has accused his ex-wife, sexy LA Confidential star Kim Basinger, of deliberately trying to alienate him from their 10-year-old daughter in a bitter custody battle. A lawyer for the star of films such as The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Marrying Man (1991) and 2003's The Cooler told a Los Angeles judge that Basinger had tried to poison the child Ireland's mind against her father. "Ms Basinger has so contaminated this child now that she doesn't even want to be with her father," lawyer Vicki Greene told Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Maren Nelson today. The former Tinseltown lovers, whose seven-year marriage ended in December 2000 with a separation and a divorce a year later, have been at loggerheads for more than a year over which of them should win custody over Ireland. Outside court, the 51-year-old Basinger's lawyer, Neal Hersh, hit back at the allegations made by Baldwin's lawyers in front of the judge. "I found it very disturbing that Mr. Baldwin's lawyers attempted to cast terrible aspersions toward Kim rather than focusing on the main issue, which was before the court today, which is his daughter, Ireland," Hersh said. As part of their bitter custody row over their daughter, Baldwin filed court papers seeking a psychological evaluation of Basinger, who has starred in movies including 1986's steamy Nine 1/2 Weeks, the James Bond flick Never Say Never Again (1983) and as rapper Eminem's mother in 8 Mile (2002). The papers claimed Basinger needed therapy and has a "pathological need" to alienate the child against Baldwin, 47. Basinger attended today's hearing, but did not comment inside or outside of court on her ex-husband's allegations. Baldwin, who was not at the hearing, is in New York, Greene said. The hearing was set to discuss Baldwin's telephone time with Ireland and whether the actor should get an extra weekend with his daughter when a holiday with her mother interrupts the court-ordered custody schedule.
	BALDWIN QUESTIONS BASINGER'S MENTAL HEALTH - LATEST: ALEC BALDWIN's custody battle with KIM BASINGER over their daughter IRELAND has taken another nasty turn, with the actor raising questions about his ex-wife's mental health. In new court papers obtained by entertainment website TMZ.com, Baldwin claims Basinger needs therapy and has a "pathological need" to alienate their 10-year-old daughter from him. Attorney HARVEY LEVIN, managing editor of TMZ.com, says, "Alec says Kim tried to block him from flying with their daughter because Kim said she was better able to protect her from terrorists at the airport.... "Alec graduated from (New York University) but he says Kim thinks he's not capable of helping Ireland with her fourth grade homework." On Monday (31OCT05), the former couple will try to settle their ongoing custody battle and resolve other bitter claims, including Baldwin's request, calling for a "psychological evaluation of her mental state and fitness to parent". Baldwin and Basinger divorced in 2002, after a nine-year marriage.
	Baldwin, Basinger Back to Battle - Alec Baldwin has called off his custody truce with Kim Basinger and reignited the bitter battle between the dueling ex-twosome. The celeb duo had a showdown Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court over the terms of custody for their 10-year-old daughter, Ireland, during which Baldwin's lawyer accused Basinger of turning the child against her father. Basinger attended the hearing, but did not speak. Baldwin was absent and was in New York, his lawyer said. The hearing was originally set to discuss Baldwin's telephone time with his daughter and whether he was entitled to an extra weekend with Ireland if a holiday spent with her mother interrupted his court-ordered custody schedule. Basinger's lawyer argued that holidays were a lose-lose situation for both parents, with each occasionally missing time with their daughter, and that Baldwin's schedule should not be shifted as a result. "It's not just a tweaking," attorney Neal Hersh said of Baldwin's request. "It is a change increasing his time." Superior Court Commissioner Maren E. Nelson said she saw no reason to alter the custody agreement with a respect to those issues. "There's trade-offs here," she said. Baldwin and Basinger previously reached an agreement in March 2004 to share custody of Ireland, after a judge ruled in Baldwin's favor on the matter. Prior to the agreement, Basinger had custody of the child on the West Coast, while Baldwin, an East Coast dweller, had limited visitation rights. However, Baldwin has been less than satisfied with the terms of the agreement and even filed a police report against Basinger last month after he went to pick up Ireland for a scheduled visit and found that neither the child nor his ex-wife was at home. The actor has complained in court documents that Basinger has been deliberately trying to turn Ireland against him because she is still bitter over their divorce. The twosome were married from 1993 until 2000, and Basinger filed for divorce in 2001. "Ms. Basinger has so contaminated this child now that she doesn't even want to be with her father," Baldwin's lawyer, Vicki Greene, said Monday in court. In his filing, Baldwin also suggested that Basinger has been unwilling to accommodate his professional schedule, despite the fact that her own day-to-day routine is somewhat less taxing: "[Baldwin] lives and works in two states and often has professional commitments in other states," the court papers filed by Baldwin's legal team state. "[Basinger] has dramatically fewer professional and non-professional commitments as compared to [Baldwin]. "Although [Baldwin] would not venture to change dates to negatively impact [Basinger's] schedule, he finds that [Basinger] often has no schedule at all." Further fueling the flames, Baldwin reportedly demanded that Basinger undergo a psychological evaluation to determine her mental state with regard to the custody dispute, according to Extra. The papers suggest that Basinger needs therapy, due to her "pathological need" to alienate Ireland from her father. According to Baldwin, Ireland "lives in a constant state of tension wherein she must never display or divulge her true feelings for her father because of the mother's all-consuming and bitter feelings toward me." On Monday, Nelson said she was willing to rule that Baldwin was entitled to an extra three days with Ireland, due to the visit she missed with Baldwin in September, but Greene said that the actor was not willing to fly to Los Angeles for a visit until Basinger sought counseling. Outside court, Hersh commented on Baldwin's allegations against Basinger. "I found it very disturbing that Mr. Baldwin's lawyers attempted to cast terrible aspersions toward Kim rather than focusing on the main issue, which was before the court today, which is his daughter, Ireland," Hersh said. Stay tuned for the next round in the Baldwin-Basinger custody saga--we're sure there's plenty more to come.
	Baldwin and Basinger in court row - Basinger and Baldwin separated in 2000 and divorced in 2002 Actors Alec Baldwin and his ex-wife Kim Basinger have traded personal insults in an ongoing custody dispute over their 10-year-old daughter Ireland. In court papers, Baldwin said Basinger had a "pathological need" to turn their daughter against him and requested she undergo a psychological evaluation. Basinger's lawyers, meanwhile, said he had "severe emotional problems" and was casting "terrible aspersions". Both parties are scheduled to return to court in Los Angeles on 13 December. Basinger and Baldwin separated in 2000 after seven years of marriage and divorced in 2002. The former lives in Los Angeles, while the latter resides in New York. 'Contaminated' "Ms Basinger has so contaminated this child now that she doesn't even want to be with her father," said Baldwin's lawyer Vicki Greene on Monday. Outside court, however, Basinger's lawyer Neal Hersh said his client's ex-husband was ignoring "the main issue, which is his daughter" by questioning the actress' mental health. Baldwin, 47, was not at Monday's hearing, which discussed his "telephone time" with Ireland and whether he should get an extra weekend with her to make up for a holiday that will be interrupted by a future court hearing. Basinger, 51, was present but declined to comment outside the courtroom. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Maren Nelson said she found no reason to alter the custody agreement. She made no ruling on the psychological evaluation request.
	Baldwin, Bassinger reheat custody fight - Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger renewed their bitter custody fight in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday. Basinger was in the courtroom as her ex-husband's attorney accused her of turning their 10-year-old daughter against her father, E! Online reported. Baldwin was in New York and did not attend the hearing. The couple was to have settled a dispute over Baldwin's telephone time and his custody schedule. But during the hearing, in which Basinger did not speak, Baldwin's attorney claimed the actress "has so contaminated this child now that she doesn't even want to be with her father," E! said. TV's "Extra" reports Baldwin has asked that Basinger be forced to undergo therapy because of her "pathological need" to alienate Ireland from her father. No ruling was made Monday on that request, however.
	Baldwin-Basinger custody battle turns ugly - Actors Alec Baldwin and ex-wife Kim Basinger traded personal jabs through their attorneys, with each claiming amid a custody dispute that the other has serious emotional problems. In court papers, Baldwin claimed Basinger "has a pathological need" to turn their daughter against him, and he is asking for a psychological evaluation of the actress. Baldwin lawyer Vicki Greene argued in a court hearing on Monday that Basinger had tainted 10-year-old Ireland's view of her father. Basinger's attorney, Neal Hersh, dismissed the claim and said Baldwin was the problem. "We believe that Mr. Baldwin has severe emotional problems," Hersh said. "Mr. Baldwin's lawyers attempted to cast terrible aspersions toward Kim rather than focusing on the main issue, which is his daughter." Baldwin was not at the hearing, which discussed his telephone time with his daughter and whether Baldwin should get an extra weekend with her when a holiday is interrupted by a court-ordered custody hearing. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Maren Nelson said she found no reason to alter the custody agreement. She did not rule on the psychological evaluation request. The acting duo married August 19, 1993. They separated in 2000 and divorced in 2002. Basinger declined to comment outside the courtroom. She and Baldwin are scheduled to return to court December 13. - Sapa-AP