Alec Baldwin cut at the Emmy's

Posted: Sep 20, 2011

Well, we all know about the Fox propaganda machine, but they even edit Alec Baldwin on the Emmy's? Good grief. Alec Balwin's words on the Fox/News Corp. hacking fiasco: "Prior to last night, the Emmy producers flew me to LA to shoot a pre-tape for the show with Jane Lynch. In that routine, I made a joke about the News Corp. phone hacking scandal which the writers and producers had pre-approved before I made the trip. We shot the segment with the joke in. A couple of days later, I was informed that the producers had been told by some Fox entity that the joke had to be cut. I then asked that the entire piece be omitted, as I felt the joke was, perhaps, the funniest thing in it. I did not boycott the Emmys due to that edit. I suppose I am accustomed to a different experience, having worked on 30 Rock for so long, where we have been given the license to skewer the General Electric corporate culture without interference from GE. GE was nothing but gracious and even appreciative of the jokes. However, in some sense, I understand News Corps.' reluctance to include that joke. If I were accused of illegally hacking into the private phone messages of the families of innocent crime victims and doing so purely for profit, I would be eager for that scandal to go away, too." ;