Actress Kim Basinger has pleaded not guilty to violating child custody orders in her divorce case with her ex-husband, actor Alec Baldwin.
Basinger, who entered the plea through her attorney and did not attend the hearing, was ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner to face a trial earlynext year on the contempt charges over accusations by Baldwin that she violated the custody orders.
Baldwin, 48, and Basinger, 52, have been involved in a bitter and protracted court battle over custody of their daughter Ireland, 10.
Baldwin accused Basinger of blocking his visits and failing to let him know when Ireland was hurt.
