Wednesday night Alec Baldwin made an appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman, and seemed to be in the mood to play the antics of recent days down.

But even dropping his pants for the host at the Ed Sullivan Theater, didn’t knock the host off course.

After taking the stage to Pat Benatar’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Alec Baldwin broke the tension by declaring that he’d lost weight – and dropped his pants as proof, David Letterman then downed his trousers too.

But sensing the inevitable, Alec Baldwin then said: “Let’s get to it, shall we?”

“You’re obviously burning to hold up the cover of the Daily News.”

“The picture, without knowing the story, tells a tale that’s not often true,” said David Letterman.

Alec Baldwin broke the tension by declaring that he’d lost weight and dropped his pants as proof, David Letterman then downed his trousers too

Alec Baldwin then offered his explanation, while pointing at the cover of the newspaper.

“I’m forming the letter <<F>> with my mouth, and what I’m saying is, <<What F-stop are you on with the camera?>>” Alec Baldwin said.

Earlier in the day, Alec Baldwin rolled his mountain bike over a television reporter’s foot outside his East Village apartment.

The actor then allegedly used the bike to knock the Inside Edition reporter aside as she asked Alec Baldwin a question about the row.

“Ouch, my back,” the 5-foot-2 woman said after her brush with the hot-headed Alec Baldwin.

“He shoved me and ran over my foot,” the Daily News reported.

They added that a Daily News reporter and photographer were hit by the handlebars.

Earlier Alec Baldwin tweeted: “15-20 cameramen outside my bldg this am, chasing me on my bike.”

“They’re knocking into ppl on the street, yelling <<Will you seek help, Alec?>>”

It came a day after he was accused of assaulting New York Daily News photographer Marcus Santos.

Alec Baldwin told The Charlie Rose Show earlier in the week that he was a victim.

“The guy lunged and almost hit me in the teeth with the lens of the camera,” Alec said Baldwin.

“So I just pushed the guy away.”

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