Alec Baldwin has spoken out for the first time since the tragic prop gun misfire that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last week.
During filming for the Western Rust the movie’s star, Baldwin, reportedly fatally wounded his crew member and friend after allegedly being told that the gun wasn’t loaded. The accidental shots fired caused Hutchins to die from fatal injuries whilst being rushed to emergency care. Another crew member, director Joel Souza, was also wounded but is still alive.
As part of the police investigation. it was discovered that the gun was loaded with a real bullet, as per the BBC.
In speaking to reporters in Manchester, Vermont, Baldwin recently expressed that he had been ordered by police not to discuss the ongoing investigation – hence his silence. However during his public communication, Baldwin expressed the following:
- Hutchins was his friend. He noted that the day he arrived in the area where the cast was shooting, Santa Fe, one of the first things he did was take her to dinner with Joel.
- The cast was “well-oiled” he noted as per TMZ, which only added to the shocking nature of the incident.
- Baldwin isn’t certain that the film will ever be finished.
- For Baldwin, the tragedy was a “one in a trillion” case, which probed him to talk about a desire to limit the use of firearms on film sets.
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