Stephen Baldwin: 'I Did a Very Foolish Thing' by Attacking Sean Hannity

By Rob Shuter Posted Jan 12th 2011 06:10PM

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Baldwin knows he's been a bad, bad boy. The 'Usual Suspects' actor has chosen PopEater to publicly apologize to Sean Hannity for saying he should "get off the radio" for exhibiting "petty stupidity" by bashing Stephen's older brother Alec on the air last week.

"I did a very foolish thing," Stephen admits when he reacted negatively (and publicly) after Sean played Alec's pig-headed voice mails to his then 11-year-old daughter during a Jan. 4 broadcast. "When Sean played that again, it really caused a knee-jerk reaction in me 'cause it's my brother," he tells PopEater. Watch after the jump.

That "knee-jerk reaction" came in the form of a text message and comments to Page Six, where Stephen bellowed, "This behavior by Hannity is the stupidity that people often refer to when they think of George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. If he needs to lower himself to petty stupidity, then he needs to get off the radio."

Them's fightin' words and the FOX News star quickly shot back by slamming the '30 Rock'-er for not fighting his own battles.

"Alec trash-mouths all the time, including me, and it's too bad he needs his little brother to defend him," he said. "I don't need lectures from any Baldwin on conservatism, religion, politics or anything else. That's one screwed-up bunch."

Stephen now says that what Sean isn't taking into consideration is that making fun of someone can be "hurtful to others. Other members of my family."

Chalk it all up to brotherly love, but Stephen now thinks he was in the wrong and is ready to attone to his fellow Christian conservative.

"I'm here ... to publicly apologize to Sean Hannity and say that I'm very sorry. That was not the correct thing to do, and I feel terrible about it. In turn, it became a much more exacerbated situation because he got upset, and he got angry and kind of used his platform in a greater way to make the matters worse. So I just wanna call it even, and wanna say Sean, from the bottom of my heart, God bless ya. I apologize and wanna take the higher road here, bury the hatchet and just hopefully start over."

Stephen's brother, Billy, also stood up for Alec last week, telling me on my HDNet show 'Naughty But Nice Rob' that those infamous voice mails are "totally misunderstood." Watch:

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Wednesday 12 January

By Bug

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WHAT A WHIMP! Humility has nothing to do with it.

By scsnowman

what up y'all? Snow day in SC! woohoo! Lighten up dudes and have some fun!

By charlie

What a mess.

By jckfmsincty

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Both Ms. Hannity and Mr. Baldwin are singularly reactionary and untalented. Next.

Thursday 13 January

By Mimi

FANTASTIC! Someone who says a mouthful in a single sentence! If hannity had a dime for each time he shot his vitrolic mouth off, he'd be a rich a-hole!

By Ted Bundy

Cry me a river, you spoiled Hollywood brats. Sean had nothing to do with this, they just need to grow up.

By kelly

Sean had plenty to do with this. He aired tapes of a phone call. Have you all forgotten that an 11 year old was on one side of that conversation? Alec is a jerk for the way he treated her, Her mother is just as much a jerk for releasing the phone call tapes and Sean is a jerk for thinking its newsworthy. The only person who has redeemed himself is Stephen. Whether you believe he can act or not is immaterial. He made a knee jerk reaction and appologised for it and I believe it was sincere. If abuse of a child is occurring, you dont release the evidence to the media, you release it to the police and social services.

By chrys

Stephen screwed up big time when he let his career go for ministry. Ministry is great but he should have made his living in movies and ministered on the side. Christians are needed in Hollywood anyway. Now he is backrupt and is trying every way he can to make money for instance by suing Kevin Costener which is rediculous in my opinion.

By Richardson

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It's not the first time somebody called Hannity's low blows against people to the forefront. There was no need for Stephen to apologize the that jerk.

By Swin

If Hannity had a nickel for every stupid thing he's said, he'd be a billionaire. He's an idiot!

By morganlady

Good for Stephen for calling Sean out for bad behavior.

By Sharonlynn

Why is he apologizing? It's natural to defend your family but you don't take it back later. I don't know anybody who would defend a family member than say later on, "You were very critical of my brother and I yelled at you for it. I'm sorry I yelled at you." So now what he is saying to his brother is, "I defended you but I really don't think you deserve my loyalty so I'm gonna apologize for defending you in the first place." Stephen, I think you should just be silent.

Friday 14 January

By Kath Fedrizzi

I agree. There was no need for Mr. Baldwin to apologize.

By minister ron

Fox strikes again, and Mr. Murdock gave his court jester a bonus.
Alec defending his brother is one thing, and he was man enough to apologize for his part, but it takes two to have a conflict and Hannity needs to grow up, but when bad behavior is rewarded by his boss, then he has no motivation to behave.

By Richard

He may look back at his reaction as "Foolish" but in my mind he has gone from politically cognizant actor to HERO in my book.

By Pandoraah

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I'm a fan of Hannity, but Alec is Billy's brother and it's natural for him to defend him to a point. Billy is being a man about it and extending the hand of friendship. I hope Sean does the same.

By deemac

As a Christian, we are allowed to express our opinion. Stephen was, yet reacting to an attack of words on his brother......yet I don't think he had to apologize to Hannity....directly.

Hannity, O'Reilly and the rest of the crew need to apologize and sign off.

I know I know.....let the fight I mean the right begin...

By Bill

Alec Baldwin called his 11 year old daughter a filthy pig!! Wrap you mind around that. AN 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER!!! This piece of crap wants to run for Congress and you know what? Thousands of screwed up liberals would acyualy vote for this degenerate!!

By sandra

I was sorry to hear Baldwin apologize to Hannity. Hannity is the most vile, nasty person I have ever seen on TV. Baldwin should never apoligize to this man. Hannity is the most disgusting man I have ever seen!!

yeah, and Oberman,Matthews,madcow, and Mahr are angels

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