In a candid new interview with the July/August issue of Playboy Magazine, Alec Baldwin confirms that he is still cross at The Today Show – even though it’s on his home network of NBC — because correspondent Matt Lauer didn’t interview him during the firestorm that erupted over that berating and profane leaked voicemail message the actor left for his young daughter, Ireland, two years ago.

Alec is still disturbed that Lauer “chose” to interview TMZ’s managing editor Harvey Levin— who first made the voicemail public — instead. The Emmy-winning 30 Rock star calls Levin “a human tumor, a graceless character who lives in that weird netherworld,” and blasts Matt for interviewing the gossipmonger on the morning show.

“Matt Lauer interviewed Levin before he even called me,” Alec says. “Lauer put Levin on Today, and they never phoned me. When it’s in their interest to reach me, they know how. I saw that and said, ‘My relationship with the Today show is over.’ I’ll never do Today again, ever. Life’s too short.”

And when the tape came out, “Matt Lauer interviewed Levin before he even called me,” says Baldwin. “Lauer put Levin on Today, and they never phoned me. When it’s in their interest to reach me, they know how. I saw that and said, ‘My relationship with the Today show is over.’ I’ll never do Today again, ever. Life’s too short.”