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Alec Baldwin attacked a photographer outside of his New York apartment yesterday evening, just hours after his release from the hospital following daughter Ireland's call to 911.

"This guy! This guy!" the actor yelled, according to the NY Daily News, as he apparently grabbed NY Post photographer Tim Wiencis by the collar (as caught on camera by Inside Edition.)

Luckily, police were already on the scene and separated the two. "He just assaulted me," Wiencis told them, although he declined to file charges.

Later, Baldwin was overheard muttering "They are the lowest scum of the Earth. They are the lowest scum of the Earth."

The outburst came after a fight with his 14-year-old daughter Ireland on the phone in which he apparently told her, "I'm tired of this. I'm going to take some pills. I'm going to end this." After the fight, Ireland called 911 (which Baldwin says was at the urging of her mom, Kim Basinger) and was taken to the hospital for examination.

"This was a misunderstanding on one person's part. Alec was quickly released from the hospital; he's completely fine and will be at work today," the actor's spokesman, Matthew Hiltzik, said in a statement.

Alec's friend blames Basinger for the trip to the hospital, as well as the media planted outside of Alec's home.

"This is another example of Kim's sickness," his pal said. "Alec came back from the hospital and there were cameras outside his house at 2 a.m. Gee, I wonder how they found out?"