( CNN ) -- Alec Baldwin and his daughter Ireland have apparently mended their differences . The 18-year-old model used Twitter to defend her father after his use of an anti-gay slur . The younger Baldwin insists that her dad `` has a kind heart . '' `` For someone who has battled with anger management issues , my dad has grown tremendously , '' she tweeted . `` My dad is far from a homophobe or a racist . '' ( CNN has not been able to verify that the Twitter account belongs to Ireland Baldwin . ) His daughter knows a great deal about such anger issues . In 2007 a voice mail was leaked in which the actor ranted and called his then-11-year-old daughter a `` rude , thoughtless little pig . '' Recently Alec Baldwin lashed out at a paparazzo who was outside his Manhattan apartment and called the man a `` c******king f*g. '' That resulted in both GLAAD and CNN 's Anderson Cooper taking Baldwin to task . `` Wow , Alec Baldwin shows his true colors yet again , '' Cooper tweeted . `` How is he going to lie and excuse his anti-gay slurs this time ? '' Ireland Baldwin said via Twitter that `` Paparazzi can bring out many confined feelings of anger and spite out of anyone '' and that `` ... what my dad said was WRONG . What my dad felt WAS N'T . '' `` Boundaries have to be made , '' she said `` Paparazzi have jobs to do , but some of them jeopardize people 's lives and cross a line . My dad has an INFANT CHILD to protect . '' The `` 30 Rock '' star has had a rough time of it lately , with MSNBC putting his show `` Up Late '' on a two-week suspension in the wake of the scandal . A rep for MSNBC told CNN the show is scheduled to return after the suspension . On Saturday , Baldwin -- who had already apologized for the slur he used against the photographer -- posted a piece on The Huffington Post in which he said he would never again use the term `` toxic queen '' as he did in referring to a tabloid journalist . He expressed amazement at how he has been characterized . `` My friends who happen to be gay are baffled by this , '' he wrote . `` They see me as one who has recently fought for marriage equality and has been a supporter of gay rights for many years . Now , the charge of being a 'homophobic bigot , ' to quote one crusader in the gay community , is affixed . '' He also asked that his network not be judged by his actions . `` Do n't allow my problem to be MSNBC 's problem , '' he said in his piece . `` They are good people who work hard at a job , just like many of you . And two , please respect the privacy of my wife and family . If you have an opinion of me , then express it . Think what you like . But I ask that my wife , who I care about more than words can say , and both my children , be left out of this . '' Actress guilty of stalking Baldwin gets 210 days in jail .
Ireland Baldwin says her dad `` has a good heart '' but he is not the kind of person who would do something like this to his own son. His daughter defends him on Twitter , says he 's not a homophobe .