Alec Baldwin loses show after outburst

US television network MSNBC has cancelled the Up Late with Alec Baldwin talk show after the actor was initially suspended for two weeks for using an anti-gay slur in a New York City street.

The Emmy-winning former star of 30 Rock said that the incident took place as he tried to protect his family.

And the incident came in the same week that a Canadian actress was convicted in New York of stalking Baldwin with calls, e-mails and visits over a two-year period.

Genevieve Sabourin was sentenced to six months in jail.