Stephen Baldwin QUITS "I'm A Celebrity"

NEW YORK — Another celebrity has bailed out of the Costa Rican jungle set of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!"

Stephen Baldwin says he exited the NBC show over the weekend because he received more than 125 insect bites in eight days.

In a statement, he says the bites were so bad he had an extreme allergic reaction that caused him to lose sleep and 22 pounds.

The actor says he will continue to work on behalf of his chosen charity LOVE 146, which fights child sex slavery and exploitation.

"I'm a Celebrity" ends on Wednesday.

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On the Net:

http://www.nbc.com/im-a-celebrity/

Comments

[lmab]

Mercury Poisoning was taken.

[JumpDownTurnAround]

now that's FUNNY!

[sviolette]

Wuss

[chronic]

Can't stand him and his beady r!ght w!ng tiny eyes.

[Gpers1111]

125 bites? That's a coffee break here in Minnesota.­..

[abigail1]

who did what? where?

[dulce09]

Stephen Baldwin is such an insincere creep. Did anyone catch a glimpse of his silly HM tattoo proudly displayed on his shoulder in honor of Hannah Montana...­creepy. Could the real reason he quit the show be because his home went into foreclosure and is set for auction on June 24th?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/stephen-baldwins-home-for_n_214914.html

[mockley]

He got abetter offer from the new show "I've Never Been a Celebrity, Lemme in There!"

[MizK]

Oh those poor bugs!! Can we help those poor bugs that bit him?

[wonkguy]

how does he know it was 125 bites? And to be honest, 125 bites in eight days doesn't seem like that much. Seems like it should have been more.

[Passenger57]

125 divided by 8 is about 15 bites.
Give him eight hours of hypothetical bug-free sleep and that 's about a bite every hour.
Stop whining, ya big right-wing baby!

[MNmommy]

He needed to lose those 22 pounds.

[BoyInBOYCOTT]

the "special" Baldwin.

btw...you could spare staying another week and losing another 22 lbs.....ju­st saying.

[Kestro23]

When I read "Baldwin quits show" I got EXTREMELY worried... then felt incredibly relieved to find out it was a different Baldwin on a different show. Whew. Close one.

[SGMD1]

lol...EXAC­TLY what I was thinking.

Most misleading headline ever. Shame, HuffPost..­.SHAME

But now that I know it's not Alec from 30Rock, I am relieved

[kimmisner]

"You can't fire me! I quit!"

[agandia]

This TV show - which I could only watch for ten minutes - has to be one of the most embarrassing reality shows in history.

[getalong]

Stephen is a celebrity?

... huh...