An unfortunate and terrible event that took place during the shooting of the movie Rust, caused the death of the 42-year-old cinematographer of the movie, Halyna Hutchins. Alec Baldwin, who was in the cast of the movie, accidentally shot Hutchins when the blank gun that was supposed to be used in a scene malfunctioned.
It’s been 10 days since Halyna Hutchins’ death and Alec Baldwin spoke for the first time about the accident. Baldwin, who stated that the police had warned him not to tell him the details of the investigation, because the investigation was continuing, answered the questions one by one, which did not contain any details. “Halyna was my friend,” said the actor, describing this accident as one in a trillion.
Statement by Alec Baldwin:
When Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, were met by the tabloid reporters, the first statements came from the actor about the tragic accident on the set. Although Baldwin has made a statement on social media before, this was his first interview on the subject. Asking the team “what do you want to know”, the actor emphatically stated that when he received a question asking for details about the incident, he was not allowed to make any detailed comments as the investigation was ongoing.
When the reporter could not remember the name of Halyna Hutchins, who died in the next question, Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria Baldwin got angry and said, “Her name is Halyna, if you’re waiting this long to talk to us, you need to know her name.” Alec Baldwin used the following statements throughout the interview:
She was my friend. I took her to dinner with director Joel the day it happened. We were a team that got along very well, filming together, and then this happened. Her spouse was in shock and they had a 9-year-old son. I am in constant contact with him, he is worried about his son and his family. There are occasional accidents on sets, but not like this. This is a one-in-trillionth event. We are impatiently awaiting the information the police have about the investigation.
Emphasizing how rare the accident is, Baldwin said, “I am positive about the conduct of a study that limits the use of firearms on movie sets. It is also an important detail that countless bullets have been fired on movie sets in the last 75 years. This is America. However, almost none of these bullets caused the accident.” he said.
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