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Daniel Baldwin is Outta the Jungle and Talkin' Trash I have to say I'm going to miss Daniel Baldwin now that he's been voted off of the surprisingly entertaining I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. He and Stephen were funny together, and he called Janice out on her mental craziness. But alas, he's gone, so I hopped on a media call with him to get the final scoop on life in Costa Rica with the most annoying people alive. Long story short: Speidi are the fakest fakies ever and Janice Dickinson is even crazier than we already knew. Not mind-blowingly new information, but he was pretty candid in his Janice-bashing. Enjoy!

Why do you think you and Janice just couldn't get along?
Daniel Baldwin: Well, I struggle with people who have that real sense of entitlement. And when I got on the show I realized that I represented a demographic that would have a severe uphill climb against people that have a built-in MTV audience. So I knew I was going to have to win them over with my work ethic, with my sense of humor, and try to reach them on the realistic sense of, you know, my mom. I was not there with an agenda.

So, Janice, who I don't know if it ever aired, I referred to and several other people in the jungle ended up referring to her as "C-4," the nickname that I gave her. And finally John Salley leaned down to me and said, "You know, bro, why do you call her C-4?" I said, "Because a majority of it is plastic and it's very explosive."

So C-4, as I will call her during this interview, she was somebody who I believe, in my opinion -- we're dealing with a human being that is undereducated and overmedicated. So she really did believe that she is such a huge international star she should not have to pitch in and do her share of work.

And look -- I don't know Janice well enough to really make a judgment, nor am I God and it's my responsibility to do so. But she is absolutely one of those people, like Heidi and Spencer, that believes that by being super annoying, that that's what's going to keep her on the show. And God bless her, you know. I mean if that's what she wants people to know her for, she's truly accomplishing that.

I was there for a bigger picture. I was there for one reason and one reason only. And that was to try to raise awareness about early detection for breast cancer and raise a big, big number for my mom's fund so that we can find a cure. Janice, on the other hand, was there because at 54 years old there's only so much they can do, cosmetic surgery-wise, to keep her in the game, and she has to keep herself on television because that's all she's about, you know?

But she really did do -- there was some very bizarre, bizarre things that happened. I don't know if they aired. And her urinating in camp in the middle of the night because she couldn't take, I mean I'm talking 25 more steps to go to the bathroom, with lanterns lighting the way. It was totally safe, you know. And then she looked Lou Diamond Phillips right in the eye and said, "God, I can't believe someone would do that, Lou."

I mean it was almost, you know, a sociopath behavior. Just totally disconnected to the truth and way beyond anything she could be trying to do for the show. I mean I really believe that she believed in her heart-of-hearts that it wasn't her. You know, that it wasn't her that stole food and it wasn't her. I mean she did some things that were just well beyond entertainment. They were sick.

I think she really needs some help. And I hope she gets it, I really do. Because, you know, she's a child of God like the rest of us. And she deserves to have a quality life and I hope maybe something, you know, some kind of bottom occurs in her life, you know. Because I think that she really needs help, this woman.

What did you think of Stephen baptizing Speidi?
DB: You know, I was really, really taken aback by the advantage that the re-entry of Heidi and Spencer took on my brother, because I don't believe for a minute -- although I want to believe it was true -- I did not believe the sincerity behind either one of them. Particularly when Stephen did the Baptism on the river of Spencer, which even if it does take down the road, I think it's a miracle.

But when Heidi turned around before she was dropped into the river she said, "No, no, Stephen. Spin me this way so the camera can see me better." Anybody that didn't have or didn't deserve to have the word "agenda" tattooed on their forehead, you know, would never have said that. They took advantage of my brother's real love for Jesus in that moment, and I find that really, really sad.

Any great Janice stories we may not have seen?
DB: There was another scenario that I diagnosed her with, and I will coin the term of "name-dropping correct." You would be in the middle of a sentence doing something, and she'd go "Gore Vidal! Gore Vidal!" and I turn around and then she would tell an entire story, really no one even listening, about her and Gore Vidal and then name-drop, you know, Trump would drop in and Calvin Klein and she was with Mickey Rourke.

And it would be this long story, you know. And no one's even listening. We're having an entire conversation sitting around the campfire, and she's in her bed laying there continuing to go on sometimes for five minutes not even realizing no one's even there and I'm trying to keep an ear to it, going "Does she understand, like, that there's no possibility this even happened?"

And I'd go, "That's funny." At one point she told a story that I realized at the exact time she was saying this was happening I was in Tucson, Arizona, with Mickey Rourke shooting Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man when she absolutely claimed "I'll never forget it because it was," you know, she named the holiday and the year.

And I thought, "That's funny -- I was in Tucson with Mickey then. How could she be in Paris with him?" You know and I'm listening to her going, wow, she's just so delusional right now and so, you know, needed to be in the mix in some way. She just kind of made stuff up. It was really sad in a way. I think that Janice, deep down, at the end of the game, has a good heart. I just think that it's so past her game now. No one's taking the photograph and putting it on a magazine anymore.

And the only thing that works for her is kind of living in this weird microcosmic bubble of non-realistic annoying behavior.

What did you think of Speidi's final departure?
DB: From an acting standpoint, I didn't believe for a moment that she was sick. I didn't believe any of it.

How do you think Alec would have done on the show?
DB: I don't know that with that cast, Alec would have done that well, patience-wise. And I think that one of the things that, besides his SNL work, I was really happy that he did was 30 Rock. Because people don't realize because of his staunch political views and his stance that he has taken in a lot of ways in the press, just how funny and witty Alec is.

And I love the banter that goes on between us in the private sector. And there's been so much talk for years, "When are the four Baldwin brothers going to do a movie?" And of course they come up with the stereotypical, "Let's see them do a western. Let's see them do, you know, an Irish mafia."

And I have always said, "If we're ever to do anything, if it's not a comedy, we're really, really falling short of the mark." Because we're very funny together, and I think one of the things that came out of having Stephen and I on this show -- and believe me, imagine how much footage hit the floor, because it would have been R-rated -- between Stephen and I, particularly from my mouth more so than Stephen, you know.

And one of the first things said by Jayson Dinsmore, the great Executive Producer of this show was, "Any day you're ready, whenever you say. We don't even have to have a script and I could sell this to many, many venues, The Stephen and Daniel Show, you know. We'll just follow you guys around with a camera. You guys cracked us up so much in the booth, I don't know how to replace you now that you're gone." To the point where he went back to NBC Standards and Practices and said, "Do I have final say? Could I have someone else leave the show before him? You have no idea how funny they are together." And they said, "Unfortunately, we can't do that." So, you know, you never know. If I can generate a large enough number to go to my mother's breast cancer research fund, I would consider doing a show with Stephen, provided, you know, he's willing to do it, too. So stay tuned.

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June 15, 2009 6:36 PM
peachteach
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You know, I really enjoyed Daniel Baldwin as an actor when he was on Homicide and I thought losing his character and the dynamic with Melissa Leo really hurt the show. I'd like to see him have a stab at coming back in a show.

June 15, 2009 8:18 PM
Charlotte
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He is soo funny. And seems very witty too. When he changed that famous line from "Agony of Defeat" to "Agony of No Eat" Too Funny and Very Witty. I was sad to see him go and surprised. Yep, I gotta agree. . .one more thing America got wrong. John Sally looked so sad when they called Daniel's name. I think John is ready to leave the jungle.

June 15, 2009 9:40 PM
reeeeeen
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I was disappointed he went too. That was the first episode I watched all the way through. When he kept saying "let's not talk anymore, I agree" --pause-- "where's the candy bar?" I was dying.

June 15, 2009 11:18 PM
SassyPrincess
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I thought there were 5 Baldwin brothers: Adam and Alex (my faves), Daniel, Stephen and William. Is one of them NOT related?

June 15, 2009 11:35 PM
Az
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I'm so sorry he's gone. He almost made me forget his ugly behavior on Celebrity Rehab.

June 15, 2009 11:37 PM
Cromulicious
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replied to comment from SassyPrincess

Adam is the unrelated Baldwin. Just a coincidence in last names. (And definitely the hottest of any Baldwin, IMO).

June 16, 2009 5:00 AM
Dellane
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I figured Daniel would be the one going. No, he didn't have a built-in fanbase like the MTV squad, but he had a bigger one than Torie and Patty - and he thought so too, based on the bonus footage shown on MTV. Conclusion: Patty and Torie's nonconfrontational, let's be nice and not snide stance was a much smarter move than Daniel's trash talking, get in the crazy lady's face one.

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