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

[BlueMist602]

BIG BABY!!

[joemondo]

Too bad he couldn't pray the bugs away.

[Actionmac]

Back home sitting, eating chips and waiting for work...

[bartonfink]

oh yeah, "stephen baldwin"

sometimes all it takes to turn that frown upside down is a little personal affirmation: "hey! at least I'm not stephen baldwin!"

works every time

[northernperspective]

Thank God! From the headline, I feared ALEX was leaving "30 Rock". Whew!

[northernperspective]

Whoops. Sorry...I meant "ALEC", of course.

[Ryoki]

So did I. But shouldn't it be 'Stephen Baldwin never was a celebrity"?

[DrunkenTromboneMaster]

That was my first thought too!

[BoyInBOYCOTT]

seriously, if had mentioned stephen....NOBODY would have clicked on the story...not even his MOM.

[Buffington]

If you are on that show, you are not a celebrity by any stretch of the imagination.

[notyouraveragebear]

He just misses

his bff, Spenser.

[tomasedison]

Head to Canada big boy.

[KatyJn]

On the plus side, he invented a new diet.

[Wallysmom]

...which he sorely needed.

[Pema]

I can say the charity of helping stop the sex trade of children is a worthy one. I'll cut a check.

[listentome]

He should have stayed for another 22 pounds loss.

[Fingerbo]

22 pounds? If the chunky doofus had any sense he'd be figuring out how to market the venom as a weight-loss tonic.

[bjammin]

lost 22 pounds?

Great! Only 210 more to go!

[MNinWI]

was thinking the same thing-wasn't he also on kind of AA reality show too? I don't watch those mindless things (ugh!) so not sure.

[woodcut]

Never thought I'd write this, but.... I liked S.B.
I am an ex-born-again Christian who's now an Atheist. I was pleasantly surprised w/ S.B.'s behavior. He was a gentleman, he never really pushed his beliefs, and the guy was FUNNY.
In the jungle, Sanjaya wore makeup once. John the basketball player was overly upset about that. Bad call.
S.B. didn't seem to care.

S.Baldwin wasn't so bad, & I wish him well.

[Colleen Boyd]

What was his number one line in that awesome flick, 8 Minutes (the Lane Frost story)? "Puss."