Alec Baldwin fueds with photographers again, daughter defends

Alec Baldwin has denied being a homophobic following his latest run-in with paparazzi where the '30 Rock' star was caught on video mouthing an alleged gay slur against a photographer.
The 55-year-old actor, whose show 'Up Late With Alec Baldwin' was suspended recently by MSNBC, was caught abusing a reporter on camera but he has denied using a gay slur.
"I can assure you, with complete confidence, that a direct homophobic slur (or indirect one for that matter) is not spoken," Baldwin wrote in the Huffington Post.
The hot-headed '30 Rock' star slammed the country's obsession with the private lives of the famous, saying paparazzi should be outlawed.

"They provoke me, daily, by getting dangerously close to me with their cameras as weapons, hoping I will react. When I do, the weapon doubles as a device to record my reaction. And then, apparently, I lose every time," Baldwin said.
The actor said he was ready to quit showbiz if that stopped him and his family being followed by photographers.

Later, his daughter Ireland to jumped in to defend her father, saying paparazzi did cross the line.
"My dad has an infant child to protect... Boundaries have to be made. Paparazzi have jobs to do, but some of them jeopardize people's lives and cross a line. My point being, what my dad said was wrong. What my dad felt wasn't," Ireland tweeted on Saturday.

"My dad is far from a homophobic or a racist. For someone who has battled with anger management issues, my dad has grown tremendously... Sometimes we let our tempers get the best of us. Tempers are like wildfires. Something or someone can easily fuel the fire.