Alec Baldwin was rushed to New York City's Lennox Hill Hospital last night. Baldwin's 14-year-old daughter Ireland called 911 claiming her father was unresponsive.
According to the New York Post, Baldwin threatened to take pills after a heated argument with his daughter. However, the situation was not due to a possible alcohol or drug overdose as reports first suggested. There was no indicated the actor was trying to kill himself. A police source told the New York Daily News that "He got into an argument with his daughter, took an Ambien and had a bad reaction."
The "30 Rock" star was released an hour later, and is said to be back on set today. "This was a misunderstanding on one person's part," Baldwin's rep Matthew Hiltzik tells E! News. "Alec was quickly released from the hospital, he's completely fine and will be at work today."
Alec Baldwin is scheduled to host the Academy Awards with Steve Martin next month, and some sources say he blames the media circus on his jealous wife! A friend of the actor tells the Daily News that his wife Kim Basinger is jealous that Baldwin is co-hosting the Awards. He blames her for all the hysterics over nothing.