As Alec Baldwin's angry words to his daughter are being broadcast around the world, the 49-year-old actor is explaining himself on his Web site.

"Although I have been told by numerous people not to worry too much, as all parents lose their patience with their kids, I am most saddened that this was released to the media because of what it does to a child," Baldwin wrote on his Web site. "I'm sorry, as everyone who knows me is aware, for losing my temper with my child. I have been driven to the edge by parental alienation for many years now."

Baldwin and ex-wife Kim Basinger had a bitter divorce in 2002. There have been ongoing public feuds since she filed for divorce in 2001.

"You have to go through this to understand. (Although I hope you never do.) I am sorry for what happened," Baldwin also wrote on his Web site. "But I am equally sorry that a court order was violated, which had deliberately been put under seal in this case."

Celebrity news Web site TMZ.com posted Thursday a ranting message from Baldwin to his 11-year-old daughter, Ireland, and someone released that message to the media.

Baldwin's attorney, Vicki Greene, said that she filed a court order Friday "to determine how the tape got leaked and to determine whether actions should be taken."

Greene told the television show "The Insider" that "whatever happened was either intentional, reckless or negligent."

Greene said that the matter is set for a June 5 hearing.

On the recording, Baldwin can be heard screaming and admonishing the child, calling her a pig.

"You are a rude, thoughtless little pig," he screamed.

"You don't have the brains or the decency as a human being," he said.

The child did not answer her phone for a previously planned phone call, which set him off.

"I don't give a damn that you're 12 years old, or 11 years old, or that you're a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn't care about what you do as far as I'm concerned. You have humiliated me for the last time with this phone."

He goes on to say that he plans to fly from New York to Los Angeles "for the day just to straighten you out on this issue."

He said she had better be ready because he was going to fly there on a plane, straighten her out, then get back on a plane and fly back home.

The recording was published by celebrity news site TMZ.com, which said that the call was placed on April 11.

Baldwin's spokesman said in a statement Thursday that the 49-year-old actor will be "keeping his mouth shut and obeying court orders" in the best interest of the child.

"The mother and her lawyer leaked this sealed material in violation of a court order," he continued. "Although Alec acknowledges that he should have used different language in parenting his child, everyone who knows him privately knows what he has been put through for the past six years."

Calls to Basinger's attorneys were not returned. Her spokeswoman also did not return calls. Baldwin's attorney also did not return a call seeking comment.

Baldwin and Basinger, 53, were married in 1993. They have been involved in prolonged legal disputes over custody and other issues since she filed for divorce in 2001.

Basinger was charged with contempt of court in October for violating terms of a 2004 custody agreement. A motion by her lawyers to dismiss the charges was denied Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The next hearing on visitation issues is scheduled for May 4.