Alec Baldwin hospitalized briefly in NYC, cites “misunderstanding”

Upcoming Academy Awards host Alec Baldwin was taken to a NYC hospital just after midnight when daughter Ireland found the 30 Rock star “unresponsive.”

Baldwin’s daughter called 911 and he was transported to Lenox Hill Hospital, but a rep for the actor says the incident was a “misunderstanding”:

“This was a misunderstanding on one person’s part,” Baldwin’s spokesman told WNBC. “Alec was quickly released from the hospital, he’s completely fine.”

Baldwin agreed to be taken to the hopsital, and was released an hour later. The Washington Post reports a slightly different version of events, and says that the actor threatened to harm himself before his late night hospital visit:

After an argument, Baldwin’s daughter called 911 at around 12:10 a.m. from his Central Park West apartment and said he had threatened to take pills, according to the official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

Baldwin is slated to co-host the Oscars with Steve Martin on March 7th.