Alec Baldwin Fired Over Gay Slur: Report

His 'Up Late' show at MSNBC has been canceled
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 26, 2013 1:21 PM CST
Alec Baldwin Fired Over Gay Slur: Report
Alec Baldwin leaves criminal court in New York Nov. 12, 2013.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Alec Baldwin is reportedly out at MSNBC thanks to his recent anti-gay controversy. Insiders at the network tell Page Six that parent company Comcast decided to cancel Up Late With Alec Baldwin after the actor allegedly hurled an anti-gay slur at a photographer (and then tried to smooth things over by making a gay joke). Oh, and also, he wasn't a great co-worker: He allegedly demanded to use a separate make-up room, even though an employee with cancer is currently using it because she's sensitive to hairspray. When denied, he allegedly responded by yelling, "I don’t give a f--- if she has cancer or not, I want that f---ing makeup room." His spokesman confirms the show "is not coming back." (More Alec Baldwin stories.)

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