Alec Baldwin Wants Off Schwarzenegger Film

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Baldwin Wants Off Schwarzenegger Film

Tuesday, October 31, 2006


(10-31) 16:33 PST Los Angeles (AP) --

Actor Alec Baldwin wants to be removed as narrator of an Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary called "Running with Arnold," saying filmmakers went too far by including images of Nazi rallies.

Baldwin wrote in a posting on The Huffington Post Web site that he agreed to narrate the documentary about the actor-turned-governor's political rise based on a reading of the script. He said that when he saw the film as he recorded the tracks he was "somewhat dismayed by some of the images."

"The filmmakers hammer Schwarzenegger over his private behavior and his record as governor," Baldwin wrote, noting he is not a supporter of the governor. "But Schwarzenegger deserves to be treated fairly and the film's images of Nazi rallies were over the line."

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Baldwin, who could not be reached for comment Monday, wrote that he asked that his voice be removed and said he returned payment. He also had his attorney issue a cease-and-desist demand against the filmmakers.

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