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    NY-based grocery chain yanks Alec Baldwin TV ads

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Alec Baldwin's antics aboard an American Airlines flight have gotten him grounded as a spokesman for a New York-based supermarket chain.

    A spokeswoman for Wegmans Food Markets tells Rochester media outlets that the company pulled television ads featuring Baldwin after some customers complained about his behavior that resulted in his being booted from a Dec. 6 flight at Los Angeles International Airport.

    Baldwin was removed from the New York-bound plane for refusing to turn off his cellphone.

    The TV spots were filmed for the 2010 holiday season. The commercials were supposed to run again for three weeks last month but were pulled a week early after Baldwin's airline dustup.

    Baldwin was hired for the ads after he mentioned that his mother, who lives in the Syracuse area, is a loyal Wegmans customer.

     
    • Big Yarn snob  •  4 mths ago
      I live near there and Wegman's is a really great store so no matter if the ads are pulled, people will still shop there.
      • charles 4 mths ago
        this is not about wegman's. its about an itdiot who gets paid by wegman's.
      • Big Yarn snob 4 mths ago
        Good morning, Charles...well, some of the posters are making it about Wegman's. I know it is about an idiot who gets paid by Wegman's. I do thank you for taking the time to post to me. I am going through some terrible family problems and appreciate any responses that I got even if they are negative ones as it keeps me from having to think about the problems. Have a good day, Charles.
      • Thomas 4 mths ago
        im boycotting wegmans.
    • MG  •  Clearlake, California  •  4 mths ago
      with all the negative comments about Baldwin and the comments about hitting him in the pocket book, the only way of doing that is boycotting the network he works on.
      • nevertotheleft 4 mths ago
        i already do that to him and sean penn. whayever they do i do not watch.
    • Tom Foolery  •  4 mths ago
      Baldwin is just another (it's has to be all about me) Hollyweird crybaby.
    • danny  •  New Haven, Michigan  •  4 mths ago
      Isn't it odd that Baldwin could still get a promotional ad even after his horrible phone rant against his young daughter, telling her she was a "pig", and ranting to her like a lunatic, yet, he has a "dust up" with American Airlines over a cell phone, and the store decides he should not be a spokesman for them....strange.Alec Baldwin is lying, liberal #$%$
      • Tim 4 mths ago
        What the hell does lliberal have to do with lying. I don't beleive that nixon or agnew were liberals, just to name two. You must be a lying republlican #$%$
      • dave abbott 4 mths ago
        that voice mail was between a parent and a child and as a parent I think we all have lost it at least once with our kids if you say you have not you are a huge liar. We do not know what precipitated the rant in the first place perhaps she is typical teen or pre teen and was acting like a brat. Has he had issues yes but seriously there are more important things to worry about. Leave Alec alone
      • elizabethh 4 mths ago
        As far as yelling at your kids,it sounded awful-but i'm sure it usually does when a parent is yelling.But the exwife releasing the tape?That's even worse.
    • Tom  •  4 mths ago
      Remember when NY senator Charles Schumer pulled the same stunt and called a flight attendant a " #$%$ ? They were quick to sweep that under the carpet....
      • Clown 4 mths ago
        The Royals get special treatment.
    • Paula W  •  San Diego, California  •  4 mths ago
      I think he's funny. I also think he's a jackass. The two are not mutually exclusive.
      • 4ever 4 mths ago
        I only voted for the jackass part of your item. There is nothing funny about this loser!!!
      • Onlooker 4 mths ago
        I love a good train wreck. Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, Baldwin and any politician.
    • Theresa-Marie  •  Wallingford, Connecticut  •  4 mths ago
      AB never did know when to shut up!
    • RichardL  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  4 mths ago
      Another person who equates wealth with privilege. He is an overbearing, mean-spirited drunk who has shown his true colors many times. Someone named HH commented about wanting him to call her for a date. She must be a loon to get mixed up with this man.
    • Semaj  •  Manila, Philippines  •  4 mths ago
      Alec Baldwin is an immature left wing nut egomaniac who has aspirations of becoming mayor of NYC. If NY'ers elect this clown they will deserve every bit of what they get as a result.

      If I recall correctly he promised he would move to Canada if Bush beat Kerry in 2004. I guess that makes Baldwin a liar as well.
    • Eleanor  •  Mableton, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      yea- this man is a self center ego manic
    • E.R., Jaffrey, NH  •  4 mths ago
      What happened to AB,s promise to leave the USA if George W. wins again??? Will no country take him??? Send him to Iran and let him brag there!!!
    • OldDan  •  4 mths ago
      Let's be honest, if the ad never ran, he would still get paid.
    • gary  •  4 mths ago
      What a JERK
    • Wingleader  •  4 mths ago
      Just another rich spoiled left wing idiot from Hollywood. Funny how these kinds of sickos are worshiped by our sick society.
    • sickofitall  •  4 mths ago
      He's just a spoiled egomaniac....I don't watch his tv show and don't care about his career...
      Ignore him...that's the worst thing anyone can do to people like him...
    • ish  •  Virginia, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      now if we can just get capital one to drop the PUKE.....
    • A Yahoo! User  •  New York, New York  •  4 mths ago
      he claims to speak for the 99 percent, yet he endorses corporate Capital One Bank, and gladly get compensated for it.
    • Educatin' , Not Hatin ...  •  4 mths ago
      I am p//i//s//s//i//n//g myself laughing. They hired him and his mother after he told a story about his mom and her loyalty to Wegman's on Letterman. He shoots is own toes off all the time.
    • Captain Spaulding  •  Tafton, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      I wish I had a Wegmans near me,just for the sea food.
    • Guillermo se aburre por i ...  •  El Paso, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Freakin' rich clown, that's all he is!
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