Alec Baldwin lost his temper with the paparazzi once again this week, scuffling in the street with a New York Post photographer and allegedly hurling racial slurs at him. The police were called after Baldwin, 54, tangled with photographer G.N. Miller on the street outside his New York home. The 56-year-old paparazzo, a former NYPD detective, filed a harassment claim against the actor, claiming he called him “a coon” and a “crackhead.” “He was telling people in the street that I’m a drug dealer,” said Miller. “He used all the stereotypes associated with black people.” Baldwin denied that he had used racist language, and filed a formal complaint in return, saying the photographer had assaulted him. The actor has a long history of volcanic outbursts, including an incident last year in which another photographer accused Baldwin of punching him.
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