And I was one of them! Sorry, but the man can act!

I also take you behind the scenes of the Sister Act musical with co-producer Whoopi Goldberg, Born Yesterday with new star Nina Arianda, and Catherine Deneuve's new film in which she's a trophy wife who talks to squirrels and dances disco.

Enjoy -- but please don't bring up my old bad press!

There was talk of a possible OD, but apparently Alec had simpy taken some sleeping pills.

He was released not that long afterward.

But questions arise:

*So the girl he once called "a thoughtless little pig" is actually a caring little darling, and quite responsible?

*Can't celebrities ever learn to handle their meds?

Yep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will cohost the Oscars next year, and they should do pretty well, especially if no one tells them that Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. unceremoniously turned the gig down.

Clearly, the producers were going after duos because (a) This way, they get to straddle different demographics; (b) If one of the two ends up sucking, maybe the other one won't; and (c) The job comes with such demands that having two hosts spreads out the pressure.