Alec Baldwin Says He Probably Won’t Be Charged In ‘Rust’ Shooting

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The actor gave his first live interview since a gun he was holding discharged on set in October, killing the cinematographer and wounding the director.

In Alec Baldwin’s first interview since cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of his movie, the actor said he does not expect to be charged in the shooting and asserted that the production’s armorer and assistant director are “responsible” for the tragedy—and he is not. ...

Baldwin, 63, said “the gun wasn’t meant to be fired” when he was rehearsing a scene for Hutchins for the camera angle, and that he “cocked the gun”—which he was told was empty—at her request, “and then I let go of the hammer at the gun and the gun went off.” star said he “did not pull the trigger,” a claim that was backed by an attorney for Dave Halls, the assistant director who told Baldwin the gun was safe to use.

The actor said he does not want to see Halls and the production’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, “face what they are responsible for.” Baldwin, who is the star and a producer on the film, said he was solely involved with creative decisions and casting, not hiring or financials, and that he only heard of unhappiness among crew members when a cameraman submitted a letter of resignation—six camera operators walked off the set the morning of the shooting in protest of what they said wasBaldwin said when working with a gun on set he does not personally check it because a prop person told him early in his career that the actor...

 

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