Alec Baldwin Says He Didn’t Pull The Gun That Killed Director On ‘Rust’ Set

Two days after the release of the FBI report, which concluded that the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust”, had its trigger fired by Alec Baldwin, 64 , the actor denied being to blame for the tragedy.

In an interview with the YouTube program “The Chris Cuomo Project”, this Tuesday (16), Baldwin commented on the coverage of the case by the media and said that he feels wronged. [A mídia] dined on it and what they have in common is no one was there […]. If George Bush’s mother Barbara fell on ice in a pond and I went into the pond to save her, they would [os jornalistas] they would say that I groped her”, complained in a mocking tone of the actor.

Alec Baldwin swore he didn’t pull the trigger on the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins. He told the presenter that he was rehearsing with the gun at the time of the accident and that one of the set security had certified the procedure beforehand. The actor detailed the practice. “If you pull the hammer back far enough, the hammer doesn’t lock, it would fire the bullet without you pulling the trigger […] Everyone who was there knows exactly what happened and whose fault it is,” said Baldwin.

Prior to Baldwin’s YouTube interview, the actor’s lawyer stated that the investigations were being misinterpreted and that in them, authorities recorded that a F.lli Pietta 45 Long Colt revolver could not have fired a bullet without its trigger being pulled. , but would not have named Alec as the author.

The tragedy involving director Halyna and Baldwin happened during rehearsal of a scene from the movie “Rust”. The filmmaker died instantly, while the director of the feature Joel Souza, who was also hit by the gunshot, was injured. In February of this year, the director’s family filed a lawsuit against Baldwin for involuntary manslaughter, when there is no intent to kill. In addition to the star, the executive producers and staff members of the feature were considered defendants and also had their names included in the action.