Basinger and Baldwin by Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons; Griffith and Johnson by photo by Alan Light [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
S4E9: The Heat Is On | Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin & Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson
Want the deep, dishy dirt on four of Tinseltown’s finest? We got you! First up, Stacie has the almost comically awful divorce and years-long, bi-coastal custody fight between Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin. Then, Alicia has the heartwarming and disturbing story of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, who married and divorced twice, plus a truly horrifying anecdote from Melanie’s Hollywood childhood.
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Stacie’s Receipts
New York Magazine timeline of the Basinger-Baldwin romance and breakup.
Kim Basinger Opens Up About Her Toxic Relationship With Alec Baldwin. Matt Castoral. HerMoments.com.
Basinger Tells Court Why She Refused Script. Robert W. Welkos. Los Angeles Times. March 9, 1993.
Too Hot to Handle. Jill Smolowe. People Magazine. January 29, 2001.
Parents from Hell. Rachel Porter. Daily Express. April 24, 2007.
Ireland Baldwin’s roast of dad Alec Baldwin was even more brutal on TV. Emily Yahr. Washington Post. September 16, 2019.
Kim Basinger Talks “Nasty” Alec Baldwin Divorce and Its Effect on Daughter Ireland. Corinne Heller. E! Online. April 28, 2016.
Alicia’s Receipts
Melanie Griffith Makes Surprising Family Announcement. Zara Humphrey. NinjaJournalist.com. September 4, 2019.
After four divorces, Melanie Griffith thinks marriage is irrelevant. Jessica Sager. Page Six. August 14, 2018.
Melanie’s Place in the Sun. Jesse Kornbluth. Vanity Fair. April 1989.
Kathy Griffin shares Melanie Griffith’s advice to her after the Trump head photo debacle.