A bitter custody feud that saw actor Alec Baldwin lash out at his 11-year-old daughter in a leaked voicemail went hush-hush when a court commissioner ordered lawyers not to talk about the case and closed a hearing to the public moments after it began.

Hollywood star Alec Baldwin went online to apologise to fans for his furious voicemail message to his daughter, calling her a “thoughtless little pig”, that was broadcast around the world.

Kim Basinger will go to trial in Los Angeles after pleading not guilty to disregarding court orders concerning ex-husband Alec Baldwin’s visitation rights with their daughter.