Actor Alec Baldwin has given up a long-held hope of reconciling a friendship with ex-wife Kim Basinger, after enduring a bitter long-running custody battle over their daughter.

Baldwin launched a scathing attack on the actress earlier this month, accusing her of alienating him from 12-year-old Ireland.

But the 30 Rock star admits in his new book entitled A Promise To Ourselves he long held hopes of having a civil relationship with his ex-wife, despite their raging court battles.

He says, "In the book I say I had that - the reconciliation dreams. I can honestly say to you, there are few waking dreams I've had that I woke up as intoxicated as I was by those dreams - that all of this was behind us."

The Hollywood couple divorced after nine years of marriage in 2002.

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