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.