Most of the time we hear Alec Baldwin’s name it’s to do with an appearance on Saturday Night Live, where he dons a wig and takes the piss out of America’s biggest sitting duck.

This time, however, the shoe is firmly on the other foot. It is Baldwin who is in the firing line, as allegations that he lied regarding his knowledge of the age of co-star Nikki Reed during the filming of 2006’s R-rated Mini’s First Time.

First up let’s see what Alec said in his new autobiography, Nevertheless, with this below from the Daily Beast:

In the book, Baldwin says of the movie, in which he played a man having an affair with his stepdaughter: “I was 47, and it never occurred to me to ask how old Nikki Reed was. When I found out, just as we finished, that she was 17, I flipped out on the producers, who had told me something different.”

Here’s a still of Nikki Reed from the movie:

If you’re thinking that she looks familiar that might be because you’ve seen 2003’s Thirteen.

The problem with Baldwin’s account is that the movie’s producer, Dana Brunetti, says that’s a load of hogwash. Brunetti’s accusations came via a Twitter tirade:

“My first indie film was Mini’s starring @AlecBaldwin who knew @NikkiReed_I_Am was 16 (not 17) and he didn’t mind,”  Brunetti, who produced 50 Shades of Grey, began his comments on social media last night.

“In fact (Reed) was one of four actresses (Baldwin) had approved and her being the only one of those four repped by his own agency CAA.”

“The only time (Baldwin) ever yelled at me was on the phone and it was about one of the producers who worked with the financier.”

Brunetti then makes it clear that the age of Nikki Reed was no secret on set, claiming that the film’s director Nick Guthe actually said he “liked the idea” because “it meant we couldn’t be pressured into shooting scenes with nudity, which was a real issue with the subject matter and the rather unusual cast of characters we were dealing with.”

Brunetti then tweeted, “I have just received three other messages from crew and other producer stating that he knew how old (Reed) was during filming.

Baldwin has yet to respond to Brunetti’s allegations.

For what it’s worth here’s a picture of Nikki Reed from earlier this year:

[source:dailybeast]