Emmys 2011: Alec Baldwin Backs Out After News Corp. Joke Is Nixed

Alec Baldwin won't have a very presence at Sunday's Emmy ceremony carrying out a pre-recorded skit, through which he jokes about News. Corp. Boss Rupert Murdoch as well as the phone-hacking scandal, was cut, according to launched reviews.our editor recommendsEmmys 2011: '30 Rock' Director Recalls Live Episode Challenges and 'SNL' Parallels (Q&A)Andy Samberg, Erection dysfunction Helms and Maya Rudolph to complete Music Medley at Emmys (Exclusive)Charlie Sheen Prone to Contained in the Emmys On Thursday, the Emmy nominee tweeted, "Accustomed to perform a brief Emmy pretax a few days ago. This is their explanation tell me NewsCorp may cut easily easily the funniest line. #NewsCorphumorlessaswellascorrupt." A later tweet that round-the-clock read, "I am hoping people at Fox don't go all Murdoch-ant a couple of days ago.Inch PHOTOS: THR's Emmy Icon Covers Baldwin apparently told Fox not to air the segment following a network edited this news Corp. joke. The network then retaped the segment with Star Trek alum Leonard Nimoy, the NY Daily Newsreports stating an origin. On Sunday mid-day, Baldwin addressed the issue once more. "Fox did kill my NewsCorp hacking joke. Which sucks bc It could have built them into look better. Slightly,In . he tweeted. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain of THR's Emmy Symbols Shoots Baldwin will not be attending the Emmys, due to an earlier commitment hosting a Tony Bennett gala. "No Emmys personally this year. I'm hosting Tony Bennett's Studying The ARTS gala. Which I selected for Steve Carell!!," he written on Twitter. Baldwin will probably be competing for top actor in the comedy series along with Work's Steve Carell, Louie's Louis C.K., The Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons and Episodes' Matt LeBlanc. Related Subjects Emmy Honours Alec Baldwin Emmys 2011